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Imaging–pathology correlation
5 photos from surgery, necropsy or pathology. Some are graphic.
Canine (Labrador Retriever) · Radiograph — Abdomen
- Species
- Canine
- Breed
- Labrador Retriever
- Age
- 4 months
- Sex
- Male intact
- Weight
- 15.8 kg
- Level
- Veterinarian
Presenting complaint and brief history
Presented for lethargy, inappetence, and vomiting that started that morning. History of surgical repair of intussusception at 5 weeks old.
Diagnosis
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Strangulating jejunal entrapment
Confirmed
Imaging findings
Multiple loops of markedly gas-dilated small intestine and suspected colon.
What happened with the patient
Euthanized intraoperatively.
Key take-home points
Severe gas distension of the small and/or intestine in a painful or shocky dog is usually a surgical abdomen.
Contributed by
- Dr. Siobhan Semadeni
DVM · WAVES
1 case
Educational use only — not clinical advice.
Cite this case
Semadeni S. Strangulating jejunal entrapment. Radabase case a92fd029. Retrieved 2026-10-08 from https://www.radabase.vet/case/a92fd029-1118-472e-b88d-2671c356ee03