Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Low-grade or benign intestinal tumours contribute to intussusception: a report on one feline and two canine cases.
- Journal:
- The Journal of small animal practice
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Schwandt, C S
- Affiliation:
- Vetsuisse-faculty
Plain-English summary
In this report, three adult pets—one cat and two dogs—were brought in with sudden signs of intestinal trouble. They were all found to have a condition called intussusception, where part of the intestine folds into itself, which was diagnosed using ultrasound and surgery. The cause of this condition in each case was a different type of benign (non-cancerous) tumor inside the intestine. The tumors looked similar, with a stalk attached to the intestinal wall and the main part floating in the digestive contents. The pets were treated by removing the affected section of the intestine, and this surgery successfully cured them.
Abstract
Three adult patients were presented with sudden onset of intestinal signs. An intestinal intussusception was diagnosed in all three cases by ultrasound and exploratory celiotomy. Three different benign intraluminal tumours were the eliciting cause of intussusception. The tumours had equal macroscopic appearance consisting of a stalk attached to the intestinal wall with the bulk of the tumour floating in the chyme. Enterectomy without enteroplication of the concerned intestinal part cured the animals.
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