Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with painful belly and twisted intestine from old surgery scar
By Di Cicco, Michael F et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2011·Department of Internal Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Segmental jejunal entrapment, volvulus, and strangulation secondary to intra-abdominal adhesions in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old male dachshund was brought to the vet because he was lethargic, restless, had a hunched posture, and showed signs of a painful abdomen. He had a history of surgery to remove a foreign object from his stomach two years earlier. During surgery, the vet found a twisted section of his intestine trapped by scar tissue from the previous surgery, which was cutting off blood supply and causing damage. After addressing the issue, the dog was treated successfully and was expected to recover well.
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Abstract
A 4 yr old, castrated male dachshund was presented for lethargy, restlessness, a "hunched" posture, and a painful abdomen. A gastric foreign body had been surgically removed 24 mo previously. Exploratory celiotomy revealed a devitalized segment of jejunum with twisted mesentery. Several adhesions and fibrous bands were present within the abdomen, presumptively from the previous gastric foreign body surgery. Histopathology determined that a fibrous tissue band caused entrapment of the segment of intestine and its mesentery resulting in volvulus and ischemic necrosis of the intestine. This case is unique because it involved a focal area of the jejunum that was incarcerated in fibrous adhesions.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21531970/