Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Case Report: Intestinal Diverticulum in a Golden Retriever.
- Journal:
- Veterinary medicine and science
- Year:
- 2025
- Authors:
- Eppler, Emily & Motz, Alyssa
- Affiliation:
- Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital · United States
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 1-year-old female spayed Golden Retriever was brought to the vet because she had been vomiting for two days and had been having intermittent diarrhea for the past four months. Blood tests showed some liver issues and slightly high cortisol levels. X-rays of her abdomen suggested there might be foreign material present, but there was no blockage in her intestines. The owners chose to have surgery, and during the procedure, the vet found a firm, unusual structure in her abdomen that was causing a bend in part of her intestines. This structure was removed and was identified as a rare type of intestinal pouch with some bone-like changes. The treatment was successful in addressing the issue.
Abstract
A 1-year-old female spayed Golden Retriever presented with a 2-day history of vomiting and a chronic 4-month history of intermittent diarrhoea. Blood work revealed hepatocellular hepatopathy with mildly elevated baseline cortisol. Abdominal radiographs revealed mineral opacities in the right caudal abdomen, suspicious for foreign material, but with no evidence of small intestinal obstruction. Owners elected to pursue exploratory laparotomy. A firm, tan, irregular structure was observed in the right caudal abdomen with a small adhesion to an adjacent loop of jejunum. The structure placed caudal tension on a loop of jejunum, causing a hair-pin turn prior to the beginning of the ileum. The structure was removed en bloc and identified as a focal canine intestinal diverticulum with osseous metaplasia via histopathology.
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