Journal articles Flashcards
Idiopathic gastric distension after gastrotomy for foreign bodies
No obvious cause of gastric distension on rads or in surgery. placed a gastrotomy tube and a jejunostomy tube to provide nutrition and decompress the stomach. Did well.
Epitheliotropic gastrointestinal T-Cell lymphoma in a ferret with insulinoma and adrenocortical carcinoma
chronic diarrhea, not responsive to medical therapy. exam& minimum database boring. surgical biopsies. prednisolone elected for therapy, survived 15+ months on pred alone. some indolent lymphomas can do very well.
Mycobacteriosis (17 cases) in ferrets
ocular, resp, GI signs; dx with histopath, PCR & special stains. 3 out of 17 were “cured”, other 14 nt. Mostly a european thing it seemsso far.
Anal sac adenocarcinoma with mets & hypercalcemia in a ferret
anal prolapse, bilateral enlarged AS. lobulated mass in R perianal area could be palpated. Dec BG, potassium, phos; inc total and ionized calcium. Chemotherapy instituted (too big/mets, no sx). Did well for 13 months!
Mesenteric heterotopic ossificans in a ferret
rare, sometimes secondary to trauma. symptoms were anorexia, weakness, weight loss; could feel multiple abd masses. white/tan nodular hard lesions in omentum and spleen.
cervical abscess & sialadenitis due to Pseudomonas luteola in two ferrets
2 cases in north america; firm cervical swellings, lethargy, inappetance. abscessation of mandibular salivary gland. one tx surgically - recovered. One treated medically - recurred & euthanized.
rectovaginal fistula in a ferret
Normal anus. dorsal wall of vagina and ventral rectum. fistula seen with exam, contrast rads & CT, then surgically corrected. early complications included constipation, incontinence and perineal in dogs & cats; but in this ferret there were none.
Diagnosis and treatment of esophageal foreign body or stricture in 3 ferrets
dysphagia & esophagitis. all 3 had foreign bodies, one had mucosal inflammation, noe had a stricture. One of the ferrets had recently had a gastric FB removed. This article is prob why the recc is to always rad the esophagus as well as the stomach! balloon dilatation of the stricture, esophageal stent (not surgery). all did well after tx.
Chylous ascites associated with abdominal trauma and resection-anastamosis in a ferret
pneumoperitoneum and septic peritonitis after dog bite; went to surgery to treat duodenal laceration, jejunal mesenteric tears. Chylous effusion developed 48h later. Treated with octreotide & supportive care, draining fluids. resolved after 8 day of tx.
Partial gastrectomy for gastric leiomyosarcoma in a Guinea Pig
cranial abdominal mass found during annual exam; rads & US showed gastric mass. FNA looked like spindle cell sarcoma. Resected, did great, no recurrence 19 months later. Awesome.
Mesenteric root and cecal torsion in a domestic rabbit
ER case for hyporexia, pigmenturia, abnormal feces. Had 2 month history of intermittent stasis. persistent gas in the cecum; left sided cranial displacement of a cecum. advanced tx declined. 2 months later, had acute shock, arrrested; necropsy sowed marked gas dilation of small intestines and cecum, with a 360 mesenteric root torsion of the small intestines and 180 rotation of the cecum.
Esophagostomy tube to manage traumatic subtotal glossectomy in a hedgehog
presented for the trauma (not described what kind) - pale mm, dehydration, macerated tongue. debrided the tongue & closed it, then placed esophagostomy tube for supportive care afterward. HH did great. Cool.
Duplex doppler ultrasound of healthy rabbit GIT
counted perstaltic contractions in stomach, duodenum, jejunum, cecum and colon. regular and sedated. duodenum and jejunum contracted regularly. sedation didn’t affect it. can use B mode and PWD to assess motility of duodenum and jejunum.
Maxillary nerveblock technique in rabbits
doesn’t describe the technique in the abstract, but gist is: it worked, no side effects
CT findings of dental disease in rabbits (100 cases)
cases that had head CT for any reason. re-evaluated retrospectively for evidence of dental disease; majority had it. some asynchrony in development of dental disease (one side worse than other) in many cases. as rabbits get older their teeth get worse. sagittal plane curvature, elongation at apices, and mandibular canal deformation common.
117 cases, rabbits with GI stasis
hypothermia (under 97.9) way more likely to die, prognosis good otherwise.
3 cases colonic obstruction after spay
nonspecific GI signs @ home, pain & caudal abd mass on exam. rads - gas distension of intestines, ultrasound showing abrupt narrowing of the colon @ the uterine stump. 2 had adhesions from the uterus to the small intestine mesentery; one rabbit had sutures accidentally in the colon. first 2 euth’d, 3rd died. maybe with fast surgery adhesions could be avoided.
Omental torsion in a rabbit
GI signs, mass palpable but couldn’t diagnose on rads/AUS. exploratory, torsion of lesser omentum found. resected, rabbit did great.
Sialectasis in a rabbit
subcutaneous mass in ventral SM/cerv area. culture of FNA grew cocci, then Cryptococcus, actinomyces, Candida spp and strep spp. no response to medical mgmt. CT, surgery. basically did well though some local low-level recurrence 1-2 years later.
Rads vs CT for dental disease in rabbits
basically CT was more accurate. 24 patients better than rads (out of 30); 5 patients rads were better; 1 tied.
Rectocutaneous fistula in a guinea pig
imperforate anus (found @ 6 months old!). partial atresia ani with a rectocutaneous fistula. used “pull through” to create a new ectopic anus.
colocolic intussusception in a domestic rabbit
severe dental disease, 7d history of ileus; no improvement with medical mgmt, AUS showed colocolic intussusception. euthanized. no underlying cause, tissue very necrotic.
Large bowel r&a in a rabbit, after obstruction
3d anorexia &lethargy. gas in SI & cecum on rads. no improvement with supportive care. exploratory -obstruction in proximal colon and adhesion of jejunum to the obstruction site. adhesion dissected off colon, obstruction removed. R & a of colondone. did well afterward. craaaazy
successful treatment of post spay colon obstruction
normal spay (to mid-vagina). did well for 7d then acute GI stasis. painful. rads showed gas distension of colo & cecum. exploratory - distal colon encircled by mesenteric tissue (likely mesometrium). bladder and vaginal stump adhered to colon at the same level as vaginal sutures. broke down adhesions. did well afterward. do surgery quicer.
tracheal FB after NG tube placement in a rabbit
15 cm of NG tube was in the trachea! removed with bronchoscope. all done.
Parasitic cestode cyst in facial folds of a pet rabbit
had bad teeth but also a cestode removed the end
GI vasculitis and necrosis with long term metacam in a rabbit
rabbit had been on 0.2 mg/kg metacam q12h for 5 mo for a nephrolith/GI pain. BUN inc, went to nephrotomy. did well, then died 5d later. on necropsy had multiple gastric ulcers and a perforated duodenal ulcer, peritonitis & free fluid.
D hernias in 16 rabbis
mostly females, mostly presented for resp signs, mostly right sided with kidney herniation. surgery of hernias didn’t necessarily have better outcomes (mixed). weird that it’s mostly females and that it’s the kidney that herniated, other species don’t do that.
FNA of an intestinal mass in a rabbit
presented for prolonged RGIS; could feel large soft tissue mass in middle abdomen. used US to look at it and guide an FNA. eventually euthanized during sx. small intestinal pseudodiverticuli (lots of them).
Acid-base andblood gases in rabbits with RGIS
lots of rabbits with any GI dz are acidotic & should be tx as such
Surgical resection of an enteric duplication cyst
rare congenital disorder of endoderm duplication - abdominal mass found @ 6 years old! exploratory - mass adhesed to small intestines but not directly arising from them. adhesions broken down and the mass excised. E coli, bacteroides grew. congenital enteric cyst. did great after surgery. vert de ferk.
Lingual sarcoma and glossectomy in a rabbit
happened in a 2 yo rabbit! other than that, not much to it (in the abstract anyway).
