Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with intestinal blockage from abscess after bowel surgery
By Smeak, Daniel Dwight et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2018·From the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Intramural Abscess Causing Obstruction at a Previous Jejunal Enterotomy Site in a Dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old dog started showing signs of an intestinal blockage about 26 days after surgery to remove a foreign object from its intestine. When the dog was taken back to the vet, they discovered an abscess (a pocket of infection) at the site of the previous surgery that was causing the blockage. The vet performed another surgery to remove the affected part of the intestine, and after the procedure, the dog recovered well and has been healthy for the past four months.
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Abstract
This case report documents a novel late surgical complication in a 2 yr old dog following an enterotomy to remove a jejunal foreign body. Twenty-six days following the original surgery, the dog was re-presented with signs consistent with an intestinal obstruction. A mural intestinal abscess was found as the cause of the obstruction during exploratory surgery, and the site was successfully removed with a resection and anastomosis. Histopathology showed multifocal abscessation with cyst-like structures partially lined with mucosa. The dog recovered without complication and remains healthy 4 mo later. The exact cause of the lesion is not known; however, local contamination through a focal mucosal defect or complications related to the use of barbed suture in the original enterotomy repair may have contributed.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30039998/