Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with sudden belly pain and fever diagnosed with cecal rupture
By Besson, Julie et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2024·Department of Imaging, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Spontaneous cecal perforation in a cat diagnosed with ultrasonography.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old cat was brought to the vet because it had stopped eating, was in severe pain, and had a high fever. An ultrasound revealed a hole in the cecum (part of the intestine) and signs of inflammation. The vet performed surgery to remove the damaged section of the intestine and connected the healthy parts. After the surgery, the cat was diagnosed with severe inflammation and infection in the abdomen, but the surgery addressed the immediate problem.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old cat was presented for an acute history of anorexia, marked abdominal pain, and hyperthermia. Ultrasonography showed a cecal perforation with focal steatitis and adjacent free gas bubbles, consistent with focal peritonitis. Surgery confirmed the imaging findings. An enterectomy was performed with the removal of the cecum and ileocolic valve, and anastomosis between the ileum and colon was performed. Histology revealed transmural enteritis and chronic severe pyogranulomatous peritonitis with intralesional plant fragments.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38459956/