title: Chronic mesenteric volvulus in a dog.
abstract: A chronic, partial mesenteric volvulus was found on laparotomy of an adult Bernese mountain dog with a 4-month history of intermittent vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss. The dog had elevated cholestatic and hepatocellular leakage enzymes, increased bile acids, azotemia, isosthenuria, and a hypokalemic, hypochloremic, metabolic alkalosis. The dog recovered fully following reduction of the volvulus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
authors.forename: Andrea B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Spevakow
authors.forename: Belle Marie D
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Nibblett
authors.forename: Anthony P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: Kathleen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Linn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome