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Small Animal Radiology and Ultrasound: A Diagnostic Atlas and Text

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Fig. 3-95 A, A 7-year-old male Miniature Schnauzer that vomited 5 times the previous day. The dog<br />

has experienced multiple similar bouts. Palpation revealed abdominal tenderness. The lateral radiograph<br />

revealed an ill-defined tissue density (white *) caudal to the stomach that displaces the transverse<br />

colon (white c) caudally. Differential diagnoses include pancreatic mass, splenic mass, or mass<br />

arising from the caudal gastric wall. Diagnosis: Pyogranuloma of the pancreas due to chronic relapsing<br />

pancreatitis. B, A 5-year-old male domestic short-haired cat with vomiting for 1 week <strong>and</strong> a palpable<br />

cranial abdominal mass. The lateral radiograph revealed a tissue-dense mass (white *) between<br />

the stomach <strong>and</strong> the transverse colon (white c). C, The ventrodorsal view of the cat revealed a mass<br />

(black arrows) just to the right of the midline <strong>and</strong> cranial to the right kidney (white arrows).<br />

Differential diagnoses include chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic neoplasia, or pancreatic bladder.<br />

Diagnosis: Pancreatic bladder.<br />

S M A L L I N T E S T I N E S<br />

Density Changes. <strong>Small</strong> intestinal lesions may be detected on survey radiography by an<br />

abnormal density within the intestinal lumen. The bowel will normally contain fluid (tissue<br />

density), food (which may contain tissue- <strong>and</strong> bone-dense material), or air. Air contained<br />

within the GI tract is usually the result of aerophagia. 83 Occasionally, a segment of

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