TY  - JOUR
TI  - Accidentally ingested textile foreign bodies, a cause of gastrointestinal obstruction in dogs and cats – a retrospective study
AU  - Tudor, Niculae
AU  - Vițălaru, Bogdan Alexandru
AU  - Lupu, Vlad Traian
AU  - Codreanu, Mario Darius
AU  - Mihai, Carmen
T2  - Industria Textila
AB  - Gastrointestinal  obstruction  is  a  life-threatening  condition  that  is  usually  caused  by  accidental  ingestion  of  inedible
objects,  through  play  or  food  indiscretions.  Ingested  foreign  objects  generate  the  mechanical  obstruction  of  the
gastrointestinal segment, characterized by a relatively typical set of symptoms, depending on the location. The aim of
this study was the clinical and imaging description of some cases of gastrointestinal obstruction in dogs and cats, caused
by swallowing textile foreign bodies. The study included 12 dogs and 8 cats of different breeds and ages, belonging to
both  sexes,  which  showed  clinical  signs  suggestive  from  a  clinical-anamnestic  point  of  view  for  gastrointestinal
obstruction.  These  patients  had  symptoms  with  acute  or  chronic  progressive  evolution  of  the  gastrointestinal  tract,
including  restlessness,  deviation,  vomiting  (single  or  repeated  episodes),  abdominal  tenderness,  constipation  and
tenesmus. The diagnosis was confirmed by radiographic examination, simple and with contrast medium, and ultrasound,
completed in some situations with laparotomy. Ingested textile foreign bodies were represented by socks/stockings
(5 dogs and 3 cats), underwear (3 dogs), rope (1 dog and 3 cats), carpet fragments (2 dog and 1 cat), toy fragments
(1 dog and 1 cat), and they were located in the stomach (7/12; 58.33%, respectively 4/8; 50%), in the gastro-duodenal
segment (2/12; 16.67%, respectively 3/8; 37.5%), in the jejunum (3/12; 25%, respectively 1/8; 12.5%) and in the colon
(1/12; 8.33%, respectively 1/8; 12.5%). Gastrointestinal obstruction in pets, caused by accidental ingestion of textile
foreign bodies, is a medical emergency and imaging examinations are the main diagnostic tool in the establishment of
a subsequent therapy with maximum efficiency.
DA  - 2021/12/21/
PY  - 2021
DO  - 10.35530/IT.072.06.1851
DP  - DOI.org (Crossref)
VL  - 72
IS  - 06
SP  - 680
EP  - 684
SN  - 12225347
UR  - http://revistaindustriatextila.ro/images/2021/6/15%20NICULAE%20TUDOR%20Industria%20Textila%206_2021.pdf
Y2  - 2021/12/28/09:14:20
ER  -