title: IMAGING DIAGNOSIS-TRAUMATIC ABOMASITIS CAUSED BY FOREIGN BODIES IN A COW.
abstract: A 2-year-old Holstein cow presented with a history of colic signs of 3 days' duration that had not responded to routine medical therapy. Physical examination findings were consistent with tachycardia and colic. Ultrasonographic examination of the abomasum revealed a thin hyperechoic line producing a cone shadow. Radiography of the cranial abdomen revealed two radiopaque objects within the abomasum. Right paracostal laparotomy and abomasotomy permitted palpation and manual removal of two metallic foreign bodies and a small quantity of gravel. The animal recovered well after surgery and no signs of colic were observed. Her appetite and rumination were also improved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculté de Medicine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 7C6, Canada. caroline.constant@umontreal.ca.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Constant
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculté de Medicine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 7C6, Canada.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Francoz
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculté de Medicine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 7C6, Canada.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Babkine
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculté de Medicine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 7C6, Canada.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Desrochers
mesh_terms: D000018:Abomasum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D003085:Colic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000662:veterinary
keywords: abomasitis; cattle; diagnosis; imaging; traumatic