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ArticleThe Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2023

Partial volvulus, entrapment, and extraluminal obstruction of the jejunum in a cat.

Ashley Hadala, Justin Lavallée

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Article in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Radiographic and Ultrasonographic Findings of a Segmental Mesenteric and Jejunal Torsion in a Guinea Pig.Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ashley HadalaWestern Veterinary Specialists, 1802 10th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T3C 0J8.
Justin LavalléeWestern Veterinary Specialists, 1802 10th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T3C 0J8.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 2-year-old, spayed female, domestic shorthair cat was presented in compensated hypovolemic shock after 24 h of anorexia, vomiting, and lethargy. An enterotomy had been performed at 9 mo of age to remove a foreign body. Due to inconclusive findings on abdominal imaging, an exploratory laparotomy was done. An adhesion at the root of the mesentery, likely associated with the previous surgery, had resulted in partial volvulus, entrapment, and extraluminal obstruction of the jejunum. Transection of the adhesion allowed repositioning of the bowel without the need for resection. The cat was discharged from the hospital 7 d postoperatively. Adhesions have not previously been reported to cause small bowel volvulus in cats. Key clinical message: Abdominal adhesions as a cause of clinical disease in cats have apparently not been reported. This case report demonstrates how malposition of the gastrointestinal tract, secondary to adhesions, should be included as a differential diagnosis for feline patients presenting with acute abdomens. Previous abdominal surgery is a risk factor for development of adhesions. This case emphasized the importance of Halsted's principles of surgery to reduce the risk of postoperative adhesions, even in species not predisposed to forming adhesions.

Indexed as

Cat DiseasesDigestive System Surgical ProceduresIntestinal ObstructionIntestinal VolvulusAnimalsCatsFemaleJejunumTissue Adhesions

Identifiers

PMID37529392
PMCPMC10352039

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