title: Ultrasonographic diagnosis--small bowel lymphangiectasia in a dog.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Veterinary Clinic, 80 rue Péreire, 78100 Saint Germain en Laye, France. ladelou@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Louvet
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Denis
mesh_terms: 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