Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Intestinal blockage from foreign body mass in four dogs
By Papazoglou, L G et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·2010·Department of Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Foreign body-associated intestinal pyogranuloma resulting in intestinal obstruction in four dogs.
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Plain-English summary
Four dogs were brought in with vomiting and weight loss due to an intestinal blockage caused by a mass related to a foreign body. During exams, vets found abdominal masses and signs of obstruction on X-rays and ultrasounds. Surgery revealed a mass in the intestines, which was removed, along with a linear foreign body in one dog. Three of the dogs recovered well and stayed healthy for up to 42 months, but one dog developed severe complications and was euthanized at the owner's request.
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Abstract
Intestinal obstruction resulting from an intramural foreign body-associated pyogranuloma was diagnosed in four dogs. Vomiting and weight loss were the main clinical signs. On physical examination, a mass in the abdomen was detected in three dogs. Abdominal radiography demonstrated the presence of soft tissue opacity in three of the dogs and gas-filled dilated intestinal loops in all four dogs. Abdominal ultrasonography showed hyperkinetic fluid-filled dilated intestinal loops and a hypoechoic small intestinal mass in all the dogs. Exploratory coeliotomy confirmed the presence of a jejunal mass, which was removed by resection and anastomosis in all the dogs. In one of the dogs a linear foreign body was also found cranial to the mass and was removed through a separate enterotomy incision. The lesions were diagnosed as foreign body-associated intestinal pyogranulomas on histological examination. Three dogs recovered without complications, but the fourth showed signs of septic peritonitis four days after surgery and was euthanased at the owner's request. The other three dogs remained disease-free 12 to 42 months after surgery.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20400741/