Female Repro Flashcards
Anatomy of the female repro tract is supplied by the ______ from the ______ artery
Vaginal from the internal pudendal artery
What are the 3 types of Vestibulovaginal stenosis? What type of abnormality is Vestibulovaginal stenosis?
Vestibulovaginal stenosis is a congenital abnormality
- Septal stenosis
- Annular stenosis
- Vaginal hypoplasia
What are the clinical signs of Vestibulovaginal stenosis?
- Vaginitis
- UTI
- Painful breeding
- Hydrocolpos
_______:
distension of the vagina caused by accumulation of fluid due to congenital vaginal obstruction
Hydrocolpos
_____ ______:
Connection between the rectum and vagina. Describe what type of abnormality it is?
Rectovaginal fistula (congenital abnormality)
With use of contrast rads and sterile iodinated contrast media, Vestibulovaginal stenosis is confirmed as severe when it is this value or less
<0.2
What is the BEST diagnostic modality to determine Stenosis?
Vaginoscopy (bc direct visualisation, and can eval the entire urogenital tract and repro. tracts and look for ectopic ureters and neoplasia
You can treat stenosis with a _____
scope
What are the indications of treating Vestibulovaginal stenosis? what do you always do to the urethra?
- Breeding dogs
- Spayed dogs with CS
Always catheterise the urethra
Can digital breakdown of Vestibulovaginal stenosis to break up the narrowing with your finger work??
It’s ineffective!!!
Describe how the tissue band is oriented in a septal stenosis?
Dorsoventrally
What is the common name for septal stenosis?
Double vagina
How do you treat septal stenosis?
- perform episiotomy
- Mucosal resection at the attachments
- Suture mucosa
- LASER ABLATION
________:
a surgical cut made at the opening of the vagina during childbirth, to aid a difficult delivery and prevent rupture of tissues.
Episiotomy
_______:
Incision of vulvar orifice to all access to the vestibule and vagina
Episiotomy
Why would you do a Episiotomy?
- Explore the vagina
- Excise vaginal masses
- Repair lacerations
- Modify strictures
When you perform a Episiotomy they animal is in the ______ position and you place the instrument in the _____ ______. You incise from _____ _____ to the limits of the _______
perineal position
place the instrument in the vulvar fissure
Incise from dorsal commissure to limits of vestibule
What do you do to control the hemorrhage with an episiotomy (2)? and you close in ____ layers
Electrocautery; Doyen forceps
Close in 3 layers (mucosa, muscle, skin)
Describe the shaped lesion for annular stenosis?
V-v junction ring shaped lesion
Annular stenosis includes the _____ and +/- ______
mucosa and submucosa and +/- muscularis
Annular stenosis is manifested with an _____ ______, a congenital disorder where a hymen without an opening completely obstructs the vagina. It is caused by a failure of the hymen to perforate during fetal development.
Imperforate hymen
Describe the sx apporach to annular stenosis if caudal to the pelvis?
Dorsal approach (vaginal resection and anastomosis)
Describe the sx apporach to annular stenosis if intrapelvic to the pelvis?
Transpelvic approach (vaginectomy)
_______:
often used with annular stenosis, this is a surgery to remove all or part of the vagina. It is usually used as a treatment for vaginal cancer.
Vaginectomy
Vaginal Hypoplasia causes _____ of the _____ _____
narrowing of the vaginal vault
Where does vaginal hypoplasia occur between?
Occurs B/w the vestibulovaginal junction and cervix
Vaginal hypoplasia requires _____ along with ____ and may require a ____ approach
vaginectomy along with OHE; pubic
What are the indications for a vaginectomy? (3)
More extensive lesions
Intrapelvic annular stenosis
Vaginal hypoplasia
When performing a vaginectomy you may also perform a ______ ______ approach and ____
ventral abdominal; OHE