A 3 yr old male English setter dog was presented for evaluation of a 6-wk history of intermittent diarrhea. After standard gastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy showed normal mucosa, double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) was used via both oral and anal approaches. Gross changes consistent with inflammation in the jejunum were seen, and biopsy specimens were obtained. Histologic analysis confirmed a diagnosis of lymphocytic-plasmacytic jejunitis. Clinical remission of the disease occurred after 3 mo of therapy with prednisone, metronidazole, and a novel protein diet. Use of DBE has not been previously reported in dogs with inflammatory bowel disease, and isolated lymphocytic-plasmacytic jejunitis has not been described. The described cases of intestinal inflammatory disease diagnosed by conventional endoscopy were related to pathologic changes in the duodenum, ileum or colon, but not the jejunum. The main advantage of the DBE technique allowed examination of portions of the small intestine (jejunum) that were not commonly accessible by standard endoscopic techniques, and permitted a minimally invasive collection of biopsy samples compared with surgical biopsy. This case highlights the need to consider using DBE in animals with gastrointestinal disorders, whose symptoms are not readily explained by routine tests, conventional endoscopy, and dietary or therapeutic trials.
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July 01 2011
A Case of Lymphocytic-Plasmacytic Jejunitis Diagnosed by Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in a Dog
Ignacio Ayala, DVM, PhD;
Departamento Medicina y Cirugía Animal (I.A.) and Departmento Anatomia y Anatomia Patologica (R.L., O.L-A., A.B.), Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia, Spain; Centro de Cirugia de Minima Invasion, Campus Universitario, Caceres, Spain (F.S.); Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain (F.C.); and Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain (E.P-C.).
Correspondence: [email protected] (I.A.)
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Rafael Latorre, DVM, PhD;
Rafael Latorre, DVM, PhD
Departamento Medicina y Cirugía Animal (I.A.) and Departmento Anatomia y Anatomia Patologica (R.L., O.L-A., A.B.), Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia, Spain; Centro de Cirugia de Minima Invasion, Campus Universitario, Caceres, Spain (F.S.); Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain (F.C.); and Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain (E.P-C.).
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Federico Soria, DVM, PhD;
Federico Soria, DVM, PhD
Departamento Medicina y Cirugía Animal (I.A.) and Departmento Anatomia y Anatomia Patologica (R.L., O.L-A., A.B.), Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia, Spain; Centro de Cirugia de Minima Invasion, Campus Universitario, Caceres, Spain (F.S.); Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain (F.C.); and Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain (E.P-C.).
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Fernando Carballo, DM, PhD;
Fernando Carballo, DM, PhD
Departamento Medicina y Cirugía Animal (I.A.) and Departmento Anatomia y Anatomia Patologica (R.L., O.L-A., A.B.), Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia, Spain; Centro de Cirugia de Minima Invasion, Campus Universitario, Caceres, Spain (F.S.); Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain (F.C.); and Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain (E.P-C.).
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Octavio Lopez-Albors, DVM, PhD;
Octavio Lopez-Albors, DVM, PhD
Departamento Medicina y Cirugía Animal (I.A.) and Departmento Anatomia y Anatomia Patologica (R.L., O.L-A., A.B.), Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia, Spain; Centro de Cirugia de Minima Invasion, Campus Universitario, Caceres, Spain (F.S.); Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain (F.C.); and Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain (E.P-C.).
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Antonio J. Buendia, DVM, PhD;
Antonio J. Buendia, DVM, PhD
Departamento Medicina y Cirugía Animal (I.A.) and Departmento Anatomia y Anatomia Patologica (R.L., O.L-A., A.B.), Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia, Spain; Centro de Cirugia de Minima Invasion, Campus Universitario, Caceres, Spain (F.S.); Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain (F.C.); and Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain (E.P-C.).
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Enrique Perez-Cuadrado, DM, PhD
Enrique Perez-Cuadrado, DM, PhD
Departamento Medicina y Cirugía Animal (I.A.) and Departmento Anatomia y Anatomia Patologica (R.L., O.L-A., A.B.), Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia, Spain; Centro de Cirugia de Minima Invasion, Campus Universitario, Caceres, Spain (F.S.); Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain (F.C.); and Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain (E.P-C.).
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc (2011) 47 (4): 262–267.
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Ignacio Ayala, Rafael Latorre, Federico Soria, Fernando Carballo, Octavio Lopez-Albors, Antonio J. Buendia, Enrique Perez-Cuadrado; A Case of Lymphocytic-Plasmacytic Jejunitis Diagnosed by Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in a Dog. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1 July 2011; 47 (4): 262–267. doi: https://doi.org/10.5326/JAAHA-MS-5644
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