Intestinal Obstruction by Trichobezoars in Five Cats
| Autor: | M. Gunew, R. G. Nicoll, Julia A. Beatty, Vanessa R. Barrs, P. L C Tisdall, Geraldine B Hunt, Richard Malik |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Radiography Abdominal 0301 basic medicine Poor prognosis medicine.medical_specialty Flea allergy dermatitis 040301 veterinary sciences medicine.medical_treatment Cat Diseases Inflammatory bowel disease Gastroenterology Bezoars Diagnosis Differential 0403 veterinary science Palpable abdominal mass 03 medical and health sciences Laparotomy Distal ileum Internal medicine medicine Animals Ingestion Small Animals CATS business.industry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences medicine.disease 030104 developmental biology Cats Female Plants Edible business Intestinal Obstruction Hair |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. 1:199-207 |
| ISSN: | 1532-2750 1098-612X |
| DOI: | 10.1053/jfms.1999.0042 |
| Popis: | Between 1997 and 1999, five domestic crossbred cats (four long haired, one short haired) presented with a palpable abdominal mass and were shown to have small intestinal trichobezoars at laparotomy or necropsy. Hair balls were associated with partial or complete intestinal obstruction and were situated in the proximal jejunum to distal ileum. In four cats obstructions were simple, while the remaining cat had a strangulating obstruction. Three of the cats were 10 years or older, and two were less than 4 years. In the three older cats abdominal neoplasia was suspected and investigations were delayed or declined in two of these cats because of a perceived poor prognosis. Predisposing factors identified in this series of cats included a long-hair coat, flea allergy dermatitis, inflammatory bowel disease and ingestion of non-digestible plant material. This report shows that the ingestion of hair is not always innocuous and that intestinal trichobezoars should be considered in the differential diagnoses of intestinal obstruction and intra-abdominal mass lesions, particularly in long-haired cats. |
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