Hermafroditismo verdadeiro em cão da raça Yorkshire : relato de caso

Abstract

Hermaphroditism or intersexuality is a congenital anomaly of the genital system in patients who present characteristics of both sexes. True hermaphrodites are those that have testicular and ovarian tissue at the same time. This is a work that aims to report the case of a true hermaphrodite dog, the diagnostic methods and surgical correction for the definition of male. A yorkshire dog, one year old, weighing 2.9 kg, with the main complaint of glans exposure since puppy. The animal was submitted to complementary exams where, in the abdominal ultrasound, structure in the uterus and ovaries were vizualized; after the diagnosis of hermaphroditism, he underwent the surgical procedure of ovariohysterectomy, orchiectomy and preputioplasty to avoid future reproductive disorders. After that, histopathology was performed, where the presence of both gonads was verified. It is concluded that true hermaphroditism is not a frequent condition in the small animal clinic, but with a detailed physical examination, associated whit complementary exams, they are able to conclude the diagnosis for the best conduct of the surgical treatment, thus avoid future reproductive disorders.