Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat vomiting for 3 months - could it be liver lobe torsion?
By Nazarali, Alim et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2014·Department of Clinical Studies, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Chronic liver lobe torsion in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old male British shorthair cat was brought in for vomiting that had been happening for three months. After an ultrasound, the vet found a mass on the liver and discovered that part of the liver was twisted, a condition known as liver lobe torsion. The affected part of the liver was removed during surgery, and after the operation, the cat recovered well and was doing fine eight months later.
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Abstract
A 13 yr old castrated male blue British shorthair with a 3 mo history of vomiting was diagnosed with a left lateral liver lobe mass following abdominal ultrasonography. At the time of celiotomy, liver lobe torsion (LLT) of the left lateral lobe was also present. Histopathologic evaluation of the liver mass and associated lobe revealed extensive necrosis secondary to chronic torsion. This is the second reported case of LLT in a cat. Both cases were associated with liver masses. The cat presented in this case remained clinically normal 8 mo postoperatively following lobectomy of the affected lobe.
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