Ultrasonographic diagnosis--small bowel lymphangiectasia in a dog.
A 7-year-old, West Highland White Terrier had a 5-month history of diarrhea, dysorexia, and weight loss. Sonographically, there was a focal area of intestinal thickening with loss of layering. A neoplastic or severe inflammatory condition was suspected and intestinal lymphangiectasia was diagnosed histopathologically. This patient seems to be the first description of intestinal lymphangiectasia appearing as an intestinal mass.
Louvet
Arnaud
A
Small Animal Veterinary Clinic, 80 rue Péreire, 78100 Saint Germain en Laye, France. ladelou@wanadoo.fr
Denis
Bruno
B
D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008201:Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography