A case report: Characteristic plain radiographic findings of a displaced abomasum in a heifer
| Autor: | K Kazama, K Onda, S Arai, Y Shinozuka, K Kawai, K Kaneko, T Kondo, K Yamada |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Veterinární Medicína, Vol 67, Iss 1, Pp 46-50 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0375-8427 1805-9392 |
| DOI: | 10.17221/83/2021-VETMED |
| Popis: | A 9-month-old Holstein heifer with a history of severely poor growth presented with diarrhoea. On physical examination, a metallic pinging sound was heard on the simultaneous percussion and auscultation of the left trunk. On the cranial abdominal radiography, the contour of a gas-filled balloon-like abomasum wall was delineated, which elevated to the dorsal abdomen. Radiopaque sand at the bottom of the abomasum had been pulled up caudodorsally by the gas-filled abomasum. After surgery, the gas-filled balloon-like appearance of the abomasum wall disappeared and the radiopaque sand was located in the normal position. To our knowledge, no reports on a displaced abomasum on plain radiographs are available. The radiographic findings described herein are characteristic imaging findings of a displaced abomasum. Abdominal radiography could be a new option as an auxiliary diagnostic approach for a displaced abomasum. |
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