Single-incision, laparoscopic-assisted jejunal resection and anastomosis following a gunshot wound

J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2015 May-Jun;51(3):155-60. doi: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6109.

Abstract

A 2 yr old castrated male Pomeranian was evaluated for a 6 wk history of chronic vomiting, intermittent anorexia, and lethargy. Physical examination revealed a palpable, nonpainful, soft-tissue mass in the midabdominal area. Abdominal radiographs and ultrasound revealed a focal, eccentric thickening of the jejunal wall with associated jejunal mural foreign body and partial mechanical obstruction. Following diagnosis of a partial intestinal obstruction as the cause of chronic vomiting, the patient underwent general anesthesia for a laparoscopic-assisted, midjejunal resection and anastomosis using a single-incision laparoscopic surgery port. The patient was discharged the day after surgery, and clinical signs abated according to information obtained during a telephone interview conducted 2 and 8 wk postoperatively. The dog described in this report is a unique case of partial intestinal obstruction treated by laparoscopic-assisted resection and anastomosis using a single-incision laparoscopic surgery port.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Surgical / veterinary
  • Animals
  • Dog Diseases / etiology
  • Dog Diseases / surgery*
  • Dogs
  • Foreign Bodies / complications
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery
  • Foreign Bodies / veterinary
  • Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
  • Intestinal Obstruction / surgery
  • Intestinal Obstruction / veterinary*
  • Jejunum / pathology
  • Jejunum / surgery*
  • Laparoscopy / methods
  • Laparoscopy / veterinary*
  • Male
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wounds, Gunshot / complications
  • Wounds, Gunshot / surgery
  • Wounds, Gunshot / veterinary*