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Surgical Correction of Colonic Duplication in a Cat

From the Departments of Small Animal Surgery (Kramer, Kyles) and Pathology (Labelle), Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California - Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, and Antech Diagnostics (Labelle), 1111 Marcus Avenue, Suite M28, Lake Success, New York 11042.

A 2-year-old, castrated male Manx cat was presented for anorexia, obstipation, and straining to defecate. Imaging tests revealed a cystic mass associated with the descending colon. Three surgical explorations over several years were performed before complete resection of the cystic mass was achieved. Histopathology of the mass revealed normal colonic structures consistent with colonic duplication. Complete resection of a noncommunicating duplicate colon may allow successful treatment of this condition and resolution of associated clinical signs.