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Clinical and pathological findings in testis, epididymis, deferens duct and prostate following vasectomy in a dog.

Pérez-Marín CC, López R, Domínguez JM, Zafra R

Department of Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz km, Córdoba, Spain. pv2pemac@uco.es

We report the case of a bilateral and multilocular spermatocele and sperm granuloma in a dog that was vasectomized 5 years before. Clinical examination revealed scrotal dermatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Orchiectomy was performed, and gross and histological examination showed testicular degeneration associated with epididymal sperm granuloma. In relation to this case, the literature about long-term effects of vasectomy in dogs has been reviewed. On the basis of these results, a preventive sonogram and physical assessment in prostate and other reproductive structures before vasectomy is recommended.

Published 7 March 2006 in Reprod Domest Anim, 41(2): 169-74.
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