Left medial liver lobe torsion and postoperative acute gastric rupture in a 2.5‐year‐old male‐castrated Flemish Giant rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Abstract A 2.5‐year‐old male‐castrated rabbit presented with acute abdominal pain, lethargy, and anorexia. Digital radiography revealed increased left‐sided hepatomegaly, gastric dilation, and decreased peritoneal serosal detail. Abdominal ultrasonography identified a torsed left liver lobe, gastric dilation, and peritoneal effusion. Surgery confirmed a left medial liver lobe torsion, with subsequent lobectomy and seven days of hospitalization. The patient re‐presented 2 days after discharge and suddenly died while hospitalized, with acute gastric rupture, fulminant peritonitis, and multifocal... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Chapple, Alexander R.
Mikoni, Nicole A.
Dutton, Christopher J.
Brust, Kelsey D.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Reihe/Periodikum: Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound ; volume 65, issue 1, page 14-18 ; ISSN 1058-8183 1740-8261
Verlag/Hrsg.: Wiley
Schlagwörter: General Veterinary
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/vru.13316

Abstract A 2.5‐year‐old male‐castrated rabbit presented with acute abdominal pain, lethargy, and anorexia. Digital radiography revealed increased left‐sided hepatomegaly, gastric dilation, and decreased peritoneal serosal detail. Abdominal ultrasonography identified a torsed left liver lobe, gastric dilation, and peritoneal effusion. Surgery confirmed a left medial liver lobe torsion, with subsequent lobectomy and seven days of hospitalization. The patient re‐presented 2 days after discharge and suddenly died while hospitalized, with acute gastric rupture, fulminant peritonitis, and multifocal hepatic infarcts diagnosed on necropsy. We believe this is the first recorded imaging diagnosis of a left medial liver lobe torsion in a rabbit.