Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Young dog with vomiting diagnosed with gastroduodenal intussusception
By Watson, P JĀ·Published in The Journal of small animal practiceĀ·1997Ā·Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, United KingdomĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Gastroduodenal intussusception in a young dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 21-month-old German shepherd crossbreed was brought in for intermittent vomiting, loss of appetite, and dark, tarry stools over nine months. Despite some initial improvement with treatment for pancreatitis, the vomiting returned. Further tests revealed an abdominal mass, and surgery showed a gastroduodenal intussusception, which was blocking the pancreas and bile duct. Unfortunately, the dog was euthanized due to the severity of the condition, and no clear cause for the intussusception was found.
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Abstract
A 21-month-old German shepherd crossbreed presented with a nine-month history of intermittent vomiting, anorexia and melaena interspersed with periods of clinical normality. Investigations suggested recurrent pancreatitis and the vomiting resolved with supportive therapy but recurred two weeks later. Abdominal radiographs revealed evidence of an intermittent abdominal mass which, on ultrasonography, had the typical appearance of an intussusception. At laparotomy, a gastroduodenal intussusception was found obstructing the pancreatic and bile duct outflows with perforation of the duodenal wall. The dog was euthanased. Postmortem examination and histology showed no obvious cause for the intussusception but confirmed pancreatic involvement. This is believed to be the first case of gastroduodenal intussusception reported in an animal.
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