title: IMAGING DIAGNOSIS--ACUTE MESENTERIC ISCHEMIA ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY IN A CAT.
abstract: A middle-aged cat was presented with vomiting, diarrhea, and pelvic limb paresis. Radiography showed cardiomegaly, interstitial pulmonary infiltration, distended intestinal loops, and portal venous gas. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) was confirmed. On CT, thrombi were identified at the abdominal aorta, superior mesenteric artery, bilateral renal arteries, and cauda vena cava at the level of the iliac vein bifurcation. Dilated and gas-filled loops of bowel with a "paper thin wall" were observed on CT images and were considered indicative of necrotic bowel. This case report describes the CT findings of acute mesenteric ischemia associated with HCM in a cat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Busan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Miyoung
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Busan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Nohwon
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Busan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jaehwan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Busan animal medical center, Busan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Donghyun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Busan animal medical center, Busan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyunsoo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Busan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kidong
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eom
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000662:veterinary; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002415:Cats; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D065666:Mesenteric Ischemia / Q000662:veterinary*; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000662:veterinary; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000662:veterinary; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000662:veterinary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: CT; acute mesenteric ischemia; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy