Dr. Polf authors article in Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound
01/04/10
Dr. Holly Polf authored a case report on a dog with duodenal diverticulum in the January 2010 issue of Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound.
IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—DUODENAL DIVERTICULUM IN A DOG
HOLLY POLF 1 , BRIAN POTEET 2
1 Texas Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, 1111 West Loop South, Suite 130, Houston, TX 77027 , and 2 Texas Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, 1111 West Loop South, Suite 130, Houston, TX 77027
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Holly Polf, at the above address. E-mail: drpolf@gcvs.com
KEYWORDS
duodenal diverticulum • ectopic gastric tissue • ectopic pancreatic tissue • Meckel's diverticulum
ABSTRACT
A young female Boxer had a history of chronic soft stool. Survey abdominal radiographs were unremarkable. A duodenal diverticulum was identified in abdominal ultrasound and barium upper-gastrointestinal contrast examinations. Before surgery a 99mTc-pertechnetate study was performed to evaluate for ectopic gastric mucosa in the duodenal diverticulum. Focal abnormal increased radioactivity was identified in the right caudal abdominal quadrant. The diverticulum was excised. Upon histopathologic examination of the duodenal diverticulum, ectopic gastric mucosa was not identified but ectopic pancreatic tissue was found. Mild eosinophilic inflammation within the diverticulum was suspected to be the cause of the mild 99mTc uptake seen in this dog.
Received April 17, 2009; accepted for publication July 5, 2009.
