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KMID : 1094020130300020138
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2013 Volume.30 No. 2 p.138 ~ p.141
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Ultrasonographic Findings of Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Dog
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Song Yu-Mi
Lee Jeong-Yang
Lee Jung-Woo
Jeung Woo-Chang
Lee Young-Won
Choi Ho-Jung
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Abstract
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A 4-month-old, intact male mongrel dog was presented with trauma (hit by car), astasia, stupor and abdominal pain. Radiographic findings were peritoneal effusion, intestinal dilation, right iliac fracture, and microcardia. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed severely, dilated small intestine containing anechoic fluid in lumen and intramural gas within the wall. The sonographic finding suggested pnematosis intestinalis (PI), and vascular compromise of bowel loop by trauma was strongly suspected. After the dog was dead, postmortem examination revealed discolored and necrotized small intestine strangulated by sublumbar muscle. The detection of echogenic gas bubbles in the wall of bowel using ultrasound may be helpful in detecting PI.
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KEYWORD
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pneumatosis intesinalis, ultrasound, intramural gas,
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