Intestinal Obstruction Caused by Taenia taeniaeformis Infection in a Cat

An adult domestic shorthair (DSH) cat was presented with acute vomiting, anorexia, lethargy, and dyspnea. The cat’s clinical status worsened over 24 hours with conservative medical management. An exploratory celiotomy was performed. Acute intestinal obstruction resulting from infection with Taenia (T.) taeniaeformis was diagnosed. Surgical removal of the cestodes via multiple enterotomies resolved the obstruction. This paper reports, for the first time, small intestinal obstruction caused by T. taeniaeformis infection in a cat.

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A Rare Type of Primary Internal Hernia Causing Small Intestinal Obstruction

Case Reports in Surgery ◽

10.1155/2016/3540794 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-3 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sibabrata Kar ◽

Vandana Mohapatra ◽

Pratap Kumar Rath

Keyword(s):

Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Internal Hernia ◽

Acute Intestinal Obstruction ◽

High Morbidity ◽

Emergency Setting ◽

Imaging Features ◽

Rare Type ◽

Small Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Internal Hernias ◽

Small Intestinal

Primary internal hernias are extremely rare in adults. They are an important cause of small intestinal obstruction and lead to high morbidity and mortality if left untreated. Clinical presentation of internal hernia is nonspecific. Imaging has been of limited utility in cases of acute intestinal obstruction; moreover, interpretation of imaging features is operator dependant. Thus, internal hernias are usually detected at laparotomy and preoperative diagnosis in an emergency setting is either difficult or most of the time not suspected. We report herein a case of a 45-year-old male who presented with acute intestinal obstruction which was attributed later to a very rare type of internal hernia on exploratory laparotomy. A loop of ileum was found to enter the retroperitoneum through a hernia gate which was located lateral to the sigmoid colon in the left paracolic gutter. The segment of intestine was reduced and the hernial defect was closed. Our finding represents an extremely rare variant of retroperitoneal hernias.

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PHYTOBEZOAR

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2006.13.03.5003 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 13 (03) ◽

pp. 478-480

Author(s):

ALI ASIA BANU ◽

REHAN MASOOD ◽

ISHTIAQ AHMED CHAUDHARY

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Terminal Ileum ◽

Exploratory Laparotomy ◽

Acute Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Small Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Small Intestinal

Objectives: We are presenting a case report of an11 year old boy brought in emergency with acute intestinal obstruction. An exploratory Laparotomy revealed two stonyhard large phytobezoars to be the cause of the acute small intestinal obstruction at terminal ileum. Enterotomy wasdone to remove the bezoars and patient had smooth recovery.

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Severe peripartum cardiomyopathy complicated by COVID‐19 infection and small intestinal obstruction

Clinical Case Reports ◽

10.1002/ccr3.4505 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

Author(s):

Ekhlas Abdulraheem ◽

Mazin Shaikhoun ◽

David Kung

Keyword(s):

Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ◽

Small Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Small Intestinal

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Ileal hypertrophy and associated true diverticulum as a cause of colic in a horse

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association ◽

10.4102/jsava.v88i0.1439 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 88 ◽

Author(s):

Arnold T. Mahne ◽

Driene Janse van Rensburg ◽

Michael Hewetson

Keyword(s):

Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Post Mortem ◽

Small Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Post Mortem Examination ◽

Mesenteric Side ◽

Small Intestinal

A 4-year-old Thoroughbred gelding underwent an explorative celiotomy for a suspected small intestinal obstruction. During surgery, an impacted diverticulum of the ileum was suspected, necessitating a jejunocaecostomy. The owner opted for euthanasia. On post-mortem examination and histopathology, a true diverticulum on the mesenteric side of the ileum, with ileal hypertrophy, was diagnosed.

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