Presentation
Presents with distended abdomen and diarrhea. Weakness, hunched posture, decreased muscle mass.
Patient Data
The abdomen is markedly distended with large loops of intestine. These loops have multiple mineral fragments within them. The peritoneal detail is poor.
Colonogram: Positive contrast medium was administered per rectum. The rectum is narrow, and the descending colon is further narrowed cranial to the pelvic canal for approximately 2 cm. The contrast then diffuses into the enlarged portion of the descending colon cranial to the narrowed area. The colonic narrowing is persistent on two projections.
Case Discussion
Congenital colonic stricture.
The stricture was balloon dilated to a diameter of 5 mm. The cat improved over the next month with resolution of the diarrhea.
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