Lipodermatosclerosis of the pendulous abdomen

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 626-627
Author(s):  
J. Frewen ◽  
A. J. Hughes ◽  
J. Denny ◽  
J. Natkunarajah
Keyword(s):  
Pendulous Abdomen

New Indications in the Approach to the Pendulous Abdomen

1999 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Planas ◽  
Beatriz B. Morais
Keyword(s):  
Pendulous Abdomen

scholarly journals Feline primary hyperaldosteronism: an emerging endocrine disease

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 686-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Diola Bento ◽  
Fabíola Soares Zahn ◽  
Laura Carolina Duarte ◽  
Luiz Henrique de Araújo Machado
Keyword(s):  
Water Retention ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Primary Hyperaldosteronism ◽  
Aldosterone Secretion ◽  
Aldosterone Antagonists ◽  
Endocrine Disease ◽  
Potassium Supplementation ◽  
Unilateral Disease ◽  
Appropriate Therapy ◽  
Pendulous Abdomen

ABSTRACT: The primary hyperaldosteronism, an endocrine disease increasingly identified in cats, is characterized by adrenal gland dysfunction that interferes with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, triggering the hypersecretion of aldosterone. Pathophysiological consequences of excessive aldosterone secretion are related to increased sodium and water retention, and increased excretion of potassium, which induce hypertension and severe hypokalemia, respectively. The most common clinical findings in cats include: polydipsia, nocturia, polyuria, generalized weakness, neck ventroflexion, syncope, anorexia, weight loss, pendulous abdomen and blindness. Diagnosis is based on the evidence of hormonal hypersecretion with suppression of renin release, imaging and histopathological evaluation of adrenal glands. Treatment may be curative with adrenalectomy, in cases of unilateral disease, or conservative, through administration of aldosterone antagonists, potassium supplementation and antihypertensives. Prognosis varies from fair to good with the appropriate therapy. This article reviews the main aspects of primary aldosteronism in cats, providing the clinician with important information for the diagnosis of this disease.

scholarly journals Posture controls mechanical tuning in the black widow spider mechanosensory system

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha Mhatre ◽  
Senthurran Sivalinghem ◽  
Andrew C Mason
Keyword(s):  
Prey Capture ◽  
Abdominal Mass ◽  
Mechanical Vibration ◽  
The Body ◽  
Black Widow ◽  
Vibration Sensing ◽  
Black Widow Spiders ◽  
Freely Suspended ◽  
Pendulous Abdomen ◽  
Mechanical Tuning

Spiders rely on mechanical vibration sensing for sexual signalling, prey capture and predator evasion. The sensory organs underlying vibration detection, called slit sensilla, resemble cracks in the spider's exoskeleton, and are distributed all over the spider body. Those crucial to sensing web- and other substrate-borne vibrations are called lyriform organs and are densely distributed around leg joints. It has been shown that forces that cause bending at leg joints also activate these lyriform organs. Little is known of how the biomechanics of the body of a freely-suspended spider in its natural posture interact with vibrations introduced into the body and how this affects vibration perception. Female black widow spiders, in particular, have a striking body-form; their long thin legs support a large pendulous abdomen. Here, we show that in their natural posture, the large abdominal mass of black widow females, interacts with the spring-like behaviour of their leg joints and determines the mechanical behaviour of different leg joints. Furthermore, we find that adopting different body postures enables females to alter both the level and tuning of the mechanical input to lyriform organs. Therefore, we suggest that posture may be used to flexibly and reversibly focus attention to different classes or components of web vibration. Postural effects thus emphasize the dynamic loop of interactions between behaviour and perception, i.e. between 'brain' and body.

Splenic hemangiosarcoma and concurrent ossifying gastric adenocarcinoma in a dog

1997 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 434-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
SE Turnquist ◽  
LA Cohn ◽  
A Reed
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Diagnostic Imaging ◽  
Gastric Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Abdominal Mass ◽  
Mass Effect ◽  
Abdominal Neoplasms ◽  
Pendulous Abdomen ◽  
Chronic Vomiting

An eight-year-old, spayed female, mixed Airedale terrier was presented for chronic vomiting and weight loss. Although emaciated, the dog had a pendulous abdomen with a palpable, left-sided, cranial abdominal mass. Diagnostic imaging confirmed a mass effect associated with both the spleen and stomach; it was unclear whether one mass or two was present. Necropsy confirmed the presence of two unrelated malignant abdominal neoplasms: a splenic hemangiosarcoma and an ossifying gastric adenocarcinoma.

Pendulous Abdomen

1953 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 92-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Spina
Keyword(s):  
Pendulous Abdomen

scholarly journals Availability of social networks as marketing instrument in esthetic surgery

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 70-74
Author(s):  
N. I. Khramtsova ◽  
S. A. Plaksin ◽  
T. M. Lebedeva ◽  
M. A. Ens ◽  
O. S. Belyakova
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
The Body ◽  
Breast Size ◽  
Esthetic Surgery ◽  
Size Number ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Pendulous Abdomen ◽  
Sexual Part

Aim. To determine the availability of social networks for involvement of clients in the sphere of esthetic surgery. Materials and methods. The data of a social group from The Clinic of Esthetic Surgery “EstMed” in the social network vkontakte were analyzed. Results. The number of subscribers was 533, the main contingent – women aged 25 to 44 years; 48 % of users look through the group posts by means of mobile devices. The participants of this group were not satisfied with the form and dimension of their breast, pendulous abdomen, wrinkles on the face, “ears” on the femurs and form of buttocks; 95 % voted for plastic surgery as an appropriate way to fight with aging. Most subscribers were ready for surgery; 50 % of interrogated persons consider psychologist’s consultation to be necessary. The greatest number of persons consider buttocks, breast and legs to be the most sexual part of the body. One third of the questioned persons have breast size number one, but the majority of interrogated persons consider that men prefer breast size number three. Posts, containing jokes, arouse the greatest interest, information not concerned with the subject matter of the group – the least. Conclusions. When used professionally, social networks can be a strong instrument to involve clients.

Congenital Feline Hypothyroidism With Partially Erupted Adult Dentition in a 10-Month-Old Male Neutered Domestic Shorthair Cat: A Case Report

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Jacobson ◽  
Judy Rochette
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Thyroid Hormone ◽  
Short Stature ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Permanent Dentition ◽  
Gingival Tissue ◽  
Short Neck ◽  
Hair Coat ◽  
Pendulous Abdomen

Congenital feline hypothyroidism was diagnosed in a 10-month-old kitten. The kitten appeared to have disproportionate dwarfism, with the clinical signs of incompletely erupted permanent dentition covered by thickened gingival tissue, short stature, a broad, flattened face, short neck, pendulous abdomen, kitten-like hair coat, and goiter. Hypothyroidism was confirmed with baseline T4, freeT4, and thyroid-stimulating hormone testing. The kitten was treated with thyroid hormone supplementation and monitored. The kitten appeared clinically like a normal healthy cat at 22 months of age on thyroid supplementation.

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