Vet Med - Czech, 2022, 67(1):46-50 | DOI: 10.17221/83/2021-VETMED

A case report: Characteristic plain radiographic findings of a displaced abomasum in a heiferCase Report

K Kazama, K Onda, S Arai, Y Shinozuka, K Kawai, K Kaneko, T Kondo, K Yamada
School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

A 9-month-old Holstein heifer with a history of severely poor growth presented with diarrhoea. On physical examination, a metallic pinging sound was heard on the simultaneous percussion and auscultation of the left trunk. On the cranial abdominal radiography, the contour of a gas-filled balloon-like abomasum wall was delineated, which elevated to the dorsal abdomen. Radiopaque sand at the bottom of the abomasum had been pulled up caudodorsally by the gas-filled abomasum. After surgery, the gas-filled balloon-like appearance of the abomasum wall disappeared and the radiopaque sand was located in the normal position. To our knowledge, no reports on a displaced abomasum on plain radiographs are available. The radiographic findings described herein are characteristic imaging findings of a displaced abomasum. Abdominal radiography could be a new option as an auxiliary diagnostic approach for a displaced abomasum.

Keywords: cow; displacement of the abomasum; radiography

Received: June 16, 2021; Accepted: August 24, 2021; Published: January 15, 2022  Show citation

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Kazama K, Onda K, Arai S, Shinozuka Y, Kawai K, Kaneko K, et al.. A case report: Characteristic plain radiographic findings of a displaced abomasum in a heifer. Vet Med - Czech. 2022;67(1):46-50. doi: 10.17221/83/2021-VETMED.
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