Interpretation

Radiographic Interpretation

Whole Body

• Large irregular soft tissue opacity in the mid to caudal celomic cavity in the region of the proventriculus and ventriculus. This structure contains mottled gas lucencies.

• Generalized uniform gas distention of the small intestine.

Upper GI Barium Study

• Immediate films

  • Positive contrast is seen within the crop, esophagus and proventriculus.

  • Multiple filling defects within the crop and diffusely throughout the proventriculus.

• 25 Minutes

  • Similar to immediate films.

• 1 Hour

  • Positive contrast remains within the crop with previously described filling defects.

  • Contrast in the ventriculus.

  • Marked dilation of proventriculus with previously described filling defects.

• 3 Hours

  • Positive contrast and associated filling defects still present in crop.

  • Proventriculus and ventriculus similar in appearance to those at 1 hour.

  • Positive contrast is present within small intestine.

  • Small intestine is uniformly distended with gas and contrast material.

• 5 Hours

  • Crop, proventriculus and ventriculus are similar in appearance to films at 3 hours.

  • Increase in the amount of contrast material within the small intestine.

• 23 Hours

  • Crop continues to contain contrast material with filling defects.

  • Proventriculus and small intestines are similar to those films made at 5 hours.

  • Contrast material seen at the level of the cloaca.

Radiographic Impressions

• Findings with the crop, proventriculus, ventriculus and small intestine are consistent with functional ileus.

• Rule outs include proventricular dilatation disease, other infectious diseases, metabolic disease or toxicosis.