Ovarian remnant syndrome in a rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) :: Diagnosis and medical management

Glenda Murciano; Yvonne Espada; Jaume Martorell Montserrat

doi:10.1002/vrc2.70505

Ovarian remnant syndrome in a rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) : Diagnosis and medical management

Glenda Murciano, Yvonne Espada, Jaume Martorell Montserrat

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La síndrome del romanent ovàric resulta de la persistència del teixit funcional després d'una ovariectomia incompleta. Tot i que s'ha documentat en gossos, gats i fures, no s'havia notificat prèviament en conills. Aquest cas descriu una conilla castrada d'1 any amb un comportament sexual persistent. L'examen físic i l'analítica sanguínia van ser normals. L'ecografia abdominal va mostrar estructures vasculars hipoecoiques bilaterals caudals als ronyons, consistents amb el teixit ovàric. El nivell sèric d'estradiol era elevat, indicant un teixit ovàric actiu. Com que es va rebutjar la cirurgia, es va col·locar un implant de 4,7 mg d'acetat de deslorelin. Un mes després, el comportament sexual s'havia resolt sense efectes adversos. Aquest cas suggereix que la síndrome del romanent ovàric s'hauria de considerar en conilles castrades amb signes d'estro i que la deslorelina pot oferir una alternativa temporal pràctica a la cirurgia.

Idioma original	Anglès
Número d’article	e70505
Revista	Veterinary Record Case Reports
Volum	14
Número	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.70505
Estat de la publicació	Publicada - d’ag. 2026

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