Omental torsion in a dog
| Autor: | Sofia Garcia-Pertierra, Carmen Catala Puyol, Nuria Vizcaino Reves, Josep M Closa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal pain General Veterinary 040301 veterinary sciences Exploratory laparotomy business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Torsion (gastropod) Partial Omentectomy 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 030230 surgery Greater omentum Surgery body regions 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Acute abdomen medicine Etiology Differential diagnosis medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Record Case Reports. 6 |
| ISSN: | 2052-6121 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/vetreccr-2017-000564 |
| Popis: | A five-year-old female intact German shepherd presented with an acute onset of abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a 5-cm encapsulated, heterogeneous structure with hypoechoic patches near the right pancreatic lobe. An exploratory laparotomy revealed a partially encapsulated necrotic mass located at the greater omentum. A partial omentectomy was performed. Histopathological findings were consistent with necrosis of the omentum secondary to omental torsion. Postoperative course was uneventful. Omental torsion is a rare cause of abdominal pain in human beings and animals. In veterinary medicine, it has only been reported four times, none of them in a dog. Omental torsion should be included as a differential diagnosis for dogs with acute abdominal pain and gastrointestinal signs. Imaging studies can aid in the diagnosis but exploratory laparotomy is probably the best diagnostic and therapeutic intervention in these cases. Prognosis after surgery appears to be good but an underlying aetiology should be searched thoroughly. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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