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NAVLE® Question of the day

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August 12, 2024

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Where, anatomically, is the predominant abnormality located in these radiographs from an 11-year-old English sheepdog?

A - Spleen

B - Liver

C - Stomach

D - Right kidney

E - Pancreas

Fantastic work! You chose C - Stomach

The stomach is markedly enlarged and filled with fluid and gas. There is mineral opacity material with a sharp edge in the body and pylorus.

There are small mineral opacities (gravel sign) in the dependent portion of the stomach. The enlarged stomach is causing a mass effect and displacing the other organs caudally, however peritoneal detail is good.

The radiographs show evidence of pyloric outflow obstruction such as a mass, stricture, polyp, or granuloma.

Click here to see normal canine abdominal radiographs.

Radiographic interpretation and images courtesy, Dr A. Zwingenberger and Veterinary Radiology. Normal radiograph links courtesy, Imaging Anatomy Univ. of Illinois Vet Med.