11-year-old intact male Boxer | American College of Veterinary Radiology

Acute onset of vomiting, anorexia and abdominal pain.
On presentation, mucous membranes were pale with an increased CRT, >10% dehydrated and tachycardic.

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Loss of serosal detail (peritoneal effusion/peritonitis).
Abnormal gas pattern in one small intestinal loop which remains the same on all views.
Multiple mineral opaque foreign bodies which do not appear obstructive.
A horizontal beam radiograph was made to determine that there was no evidence of peritoneal gas.

The patient had an exploratory laparotomy which revealed an ischemic bowel. The distal third of the ileum was entrapped in a tear in the omentum and was found to be necrotic. Resection and anastomosis was performed.
Histopathology revealed no evidence of neoplasia.
The patient developed dehiscence at the anastomosis site and required secondary surgery.
The patient survived but developed short bowel syndrome.

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