title: Segmental jejunal entrapment, volvulus, and strangulation secondary to intra-abdominal adhesions in a dog.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC, USA. mfdicicc@ncsu.edu
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Di Cicco
authors.forename: R Avery
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ragetly
authors.forename: Kate M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sippel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*