Ultrasonographic diagnosis-small bowel infarction in a cat.
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.
Wallack
Seth T
ST
Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, 95616, USA.
Hornof
William J
WJ
Herrgesell
Eric J
EJ
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D007238:Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography