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A Mouse Model of Intestinal Partial Obstruction
Published on: March 5, 2018
Segmental jejunal entrapment, volvulus, and strangulation secondary to intra-abdominal adhesions in a dog
Michael F Di Cicco1, R Avery Bennett, Chantal Ragetly
1Department of Internal Medicine, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC, USA. mfdicicc@ncsu.edu
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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