Case of the Month

• Very long jejunal linear foreign body with severe plication of the small bowel loops.

• Emergency exploratory celiotomy after initial stabilization advised.

• A long linear string foreign body was confirmed surgically. 

• More about Linear Foreign Bodies in Dogs and Cats (click on the link).

• Some literature: Retrospective evaluation of surgical treatment of linear and discrete gastrointestinal foreign bodies in cats: 2009–2021 .

Abdomen in 3 projections of a skeletally mature cat in normal body condition.

Musculoskeletal structures within normal limits.

Diaphragm delineable. Included caudal aspect of the thoracic cavity within normal limits.

Peritoneal and retroperitoneal detail maintained.

Liver not extending caudally to the rib cage.

Splenic head in normal position. Spleen not enlarged.

Kidneys within normal limits. Urinary bladder mildly filled and in normal position.

Stomach mildly filled with gas and not distended. Most of the small bowel loops with severe corrugation and plication, crowded, and with abnormal gas pattern.

Colon mildly filled with gas and a small amount of formed feces.

Very long jejunal linear foreign body with severe plication of the small bowel loops.

Emergency exploratory celiotomy after initial stabilization advised.