ULTRASONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS-SMALL BOWEL INFARCTION IN A CAT |
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Authors: | Seth T. Wallack DVM William J. Hornof DVM MS Eric J. Herrgesell DVM |
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Affiliation: | Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, 95616, USA. |
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Abstract: | An 8-year-old, domestic short hair cat with a known history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and previous aortic thromboembolism was presented for 24 h of vomiting and pyrexia. Initial abdominal radiographs were unremarkable. On an upper gastrointestinal series, delayed gastric emptying and prolonged small intestinal transit time were found. An initial abdominal ultrasound revealed a focal region of aperistaltic small intestine with mild wall thickening, however, intestinal wall layering in this area appeared normal. By 72 h, there was a diffusely hypoechoic portion of thickened small bowel (0.51 cm) with loss of the normal layering and hyperechoic mesentery surrounding this segment of bowel. A small bowel infarction and focal peritonitis were suspected and confirmed at surgery. |
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Keywords: | Small bowel intestines infarction mesenteric ischemia cat feline ultrasound |
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