Ch. 47- Small Intestines Flashcards
What could the structures that the arrows are pointing represent?
luminal content (animal was not fasted) or physiologic lacteal dilation.
Linear or not linear FB
Linear
Other than a FB what other things could cause an intestinal obstruction?
Proliferating tissue masses originating within the intestinal
wall include tumors, polyps, and granulomatous infiltrates.
Normal or abnormal finding? (different focal decrease in intestinal luminal diameter post contrast adm.)
Normal finding due to peristalsis
Causes of intussuceptions include:
motility disorders, inflammatory wall lesions,
neoplasia, foreign bodies, or idiopathic causes.
Top Ddx?
Mechanical obstruction
Obstruction or not?
No.
What do you think about the serosal detail in this projection and why?
Serosal margination is adequate even though it appears to be decreased because intestinal segments may be crowded together by an
abdominal mass or when little or no gas is present in the bowel
lumen
The dimensions for the duodenal papilla in dogs are:
mean dimensions of: length 15.2 +/-
3.5-mm, width 6.3+/-1.6-mm, and height 4.3+/-1.0-mm
What’s your ddx?
mechanical obstruction
This is an example of a cat that suffered from chronic ileal obtruction due to intestinal adenocarcinoma.
True or false. If a dog is anemic you should consider taking abd rads to rule out FB of zinc origin.
True
Name the artifact
Ring-down reverberation artifact caused by the gas within the intestinal segment.
Acoustic shadowing artifact occurs
frequently, either with focal luminal gas or with dense particles
of ingesta.
What are some things that may increase the radiopacity within the gi loops?
Clay-based cat litter, small gravel from
dog runs, gastrointestinal medications
that contain calcium, magnesium, aluminum, bismuth, or silicate, and
some pet vitamin and mineral supplements
Radiographic contrast studies of the small bowel can be used to identify the location of the bowel, patency of the lumen,perforation, and irregularities in the contrast medium/mucosal interface. When would a positive contrast study would not be indicated?
when there is
conclusive survey radiographic evidence of bowel obstruction and evidence of free peritoneal gas that is not residual from recent laparotomy, penetrating trauma, or abdominocentesis
In an intussusception, the invaginated portion of the gastrointestinal tract is known as ____. The portion that the invaginated portion invaginates into its lumen is knowns as _____.
intussusceptum
intussuscipiens
What are the canine normal small bowel wall thickness
ultrasound measurements
Dx of this BIPS study?
There is retention and clustering of the BIPS
in the duodenum. This is highly indicative of an obstruction.
BIPS are used mainly for evaluation of gastric dysmotility
and intestinal transit time in the dog and cat.
Extra info: The spheres are
formulated in two diameters: 1.5 mm and 5 mm. The larger spheres are designed to become trapped at the oral aspect of an obstructing lesion, making them suitable for evaluation of partial and complete obstruction
partial and complete obstruction