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IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—RADIOGRAPHIC, ULTRASONOGRAPHIC, AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A DUODENAL DUPLICATION CYST IN A YOUNG CAT
Author(s) -
Agut Amalia,
Carrillo Juana D.,
Martínez Miryam,
Murciano Jose,
Belda Eliseo,
Bernabé Antonio,
Soler Marta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/vru.12469
Subject(s) - medicine , palpation , cyst , duodenum , radiology , computed tomographic , abdomen , ultrasound , vomiting , radiography , gene duplication , anatomy , computed tomography , surgery , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Abstract A 7‐month‐old, 2.8 kg, intact female Siamese cat was evaluated for repetitive and intermittent episodes of vomiting and anorexia. Abdominal palpation revealed a round, firm, nonpainful mass in the right cranial abdomen. Ultrasonography findings were consistent with a cystic structure adjacent to the descending duodenum. The structure exhibited a “muscular rim sign.” A duodenal duplication cyst was confirmed by histopathological analysis. Computed tomography ruled out concurrent vertebral anomalies and clarified anatomic relationships for surgical planning. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first description of an ultrasound “muscular rim sign” in a duodenal duplication cyst in a cat.