Segmental jejunal entrapment, volvulus, and strangulation secondary to intra-abdominal adhesions in a dog

• Published in: The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association Vol. 47; no. 3; p. e31
• Main Authors: Di Cicco, Michael F, Bennett, R Avery, Ragetly, Chantal, Sippel, Kate M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01-05-2011
• Subjects: Animals; Dog Diseases - pathology; Dog Diseases - surgery; Dogs; Intestinal Volvulus - etiology; Intestinal Volvulus - pathology; Intestinal Volvulus - surgery; Intestinal Volvulus - veterinary; Jejunum - pathology; Jejunum - surgery; Laparoscopy - veterinary; Male; Tissue Adhesions - complications; Tissue Adhesions - pathology; Tissue Adhesions - surgery; Tissue Adhesions - veterinary
• ISSN: 1547-3317
• DOI: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-5516

A 4 yr old, castrated male dachshund was presented for lethargy, restlessness, a "hunched" posture, and a painful abdomen. A gastric foreign body had been surgically removed 24 mo previously. Exploratory celiotomy revealed a devitalized segment of jejunum with twisted mesentery. Several adhesions and fibrous bands were present within the abdomen, presumptively from the previous gastric foreign body surgery. Histopathology determined that a fibrous tissue band caused entrapment of the segment of intestine and its mesentery resulting in volvulus and ischemic necrosis of the intestine. This case is unique because it involved a focal area of the jejunum that was incarcerated in fibrous adhesions.