Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Radiographic features of congenital segmental dilation of the intestine in a german shepherd dog.
- Journal:
- Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Johnson, Laura et al.
- Affiliation:
- North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 10-week-old spayed female German Shepherd was brought to the vet because she was vomiting and had diarrhea. There was no sign that she had eaten something harmful. X-rays showed that a part of her intestine in the right side of her belly was swollen and filled with gas and soft tissue, while other parts of her intestine were also slightly swollen. During surgery, the vet found a 9 cm section of the intestine that was dilated but not blocked, and they removed that section and stitched the ends back together. The tissue samples taken during surgery showed mild inflammation but were otherwise normal, confirming that she had a condition called congenital segmental dilation of the intestine. The treatment was successful in addressing the issue.
Abstract
A 10-week-old spayed female German Shepherd Dog was presented for acute vomiting and diarrhea. There was no reported foreign body or toxin ingestion. Radiographs showed a severely (∼11 × 7 cm), focally distended right abdominal intestinal segment containing gas and soft tissue material. Other small intestinal segments were segmentally gas distended. Celiotomy identified a ∼9 cm focally dilated segment at the jejunoileal junction with no aborad luminal obstruction. Resection and anastomosis of the dilation was performed. Histopathology showed mild mucosal inflammation, but otherwise normal wall layering and autonomic ganglia. Radiographic and histopathologic findings were consistent with congenital segmental dilation of the intestine.
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