Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Saint Bernard puppy with twisted left liver lobes causing collapse
By von Pfeil, Dirsko J F et al.Ā·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital AssociationĀ·2006Ā·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United StatesĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Left lateral and left middle liver lobe torsion in a Saint Bernard puppy.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-month-old male Saint Bernard puppy collapsed suddenly and showed signs of abdominal pain. The veterinarian found a mass in the puppy's abdomen and signs of bleeding and anemia. During surgery, they discovered that two parts of the puppy's liver had twisted, a rare condition not commonly seen before. Fortunately, after the surgery to correct the liver torsion, the puppy was expected to recover well.
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Abstract
A 5-month-old, male Saint Bernard was presented for acute collapse and abdominal discomfort. Significant findings were a cranial abdominal mass, hemorrhagic abdominal effusion, anemia, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. An exploratory surgery revealed torsion of both the left lateral and middle liver lobes, a condition that has not been previously described in the veterinary literature. Torsion of one or more hepatic lobes is a rare condition but should be considered as a differential diagnosis for acute abdomen syndrome in both young and mature dogs. Early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention may be curative.
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