Removal of a Presumed Peripheral Cerebral Cyst via Craniectomy in a Crested Pekin Duck ( Anas platyrhynchos f dom). Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • A juvenile, male crested pekin duck ( Anas platyrhynchos f dom) was presented for neurologic signs suggestive of cerebellar disease. Physical examination revealed microphthalmia, erratic head movements, and ataxia. Computed tomography scan of the head and neck regions revealed 2 full-thickness skull-bone defects within the caudal portion of the cranium. The cerebellum appeared to be ventrally compressed by a homogeneous, triangular, fluid-attenuating region (0-10 Hounsfield units). A craniectomy was performed, and a presumed peripheral cerebral cyst was removed with suction and gentle dissection. No postoperative complications occurred, and the patient showed clinical improvement for 5 months after surgery. However, after 5 months, the owners elected euthanasia because of poor prognosis after finding the duck minimally responsive in a water enclosure. At necropsy, a thin-walled, epithelial structure was present in meninges and was adhered to the skull at the presumed surgical site.

published proceedings

  • J Avian Med Surg

author list (cited authors)

  • Yaw, T. J., Jeffery, N. D., Cain, B., Fales-Williams, A., & Zaffarano, B. A.

complete list of authors

  • Yaw, Taylor J||Jeffery, Nick D||Cain, Brandon||Fales-Williams, Amanda||Zaffarano, Bianca A

publication date

  • September 2016