Enterocutaneous fistula as a result of chronic bite wound repair in a dog

Abstract

A 6-year-old castrated male Maltese weighing 4.8 kg was presented with a non-healing wound exhibiting purulent discharge after surgery on scar tissue of a chronic twelve-month-old bite wound on the left caudal abdominal region. The dog had previously undergone four surgeries and had been on continuous antibiotic therapy for eight months. Following radiographic and ultrasonographic examinations, the problem was diagnosed as an enterocutaneous fistula of a herniated bowel loop under the skin. Surgical resection of the fistula involving the bowel loop resolved all symptoms.