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case_images: (a) Ventrodorsal radiograph obtained at the time of presentation showing inguinal herniation of the small intestines. (b) Right lateral radiograph obtained at the time of presentation showing inguinal herniation of the small intestines
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case_images: Abdominal radiographs showed appropriate serosal detail with several gas-filled loops of bowel outside the abdominal cavity and tracking along the left medial thigh (Figure 1a,b).
case_images: Abdominal radiograph showing a loss of abdominal detail and small round gas opacities suggestive of intestinal perforation and septic peritonitis
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case_images: A lateral abdominal radiograph showed loss of abdominal detail and evidence of free gas (Figure 2). Abdominal ultrasound showed a moderate amount of fluid in the abdomen.
case_images: (a) Post-mortem image from autopsy showing perforation one of two in the jejunum. (b) Post-mortem image from autopsy showing perforation two of two in the jejunum
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case_images: Immediately following euthanasia with 3 ml euthanasia solution (Euthanasia Solution; VetOne) intravenously, an abdominally focused post-mortem examination was performed and revealed two 1 cm perforations in the anti-mesenteric wall of the mid-jejunum (Figure 3a,b).