MANEJO DE OBSTRUÇÃO GASTROINTESTINAL EM CADELA: APLICAÇÃO DE MÚLTIPLAS TÉCNICAS CIRURGICAS: RELATO DE CASO

Abstract

Among pets, dogs are the most predisposed to ingesting foreign bodies, due to the availability of toys, objects and food indiscretion. The foreign body can be located in multiple portions of the digestive tract, the most common sites being the stomach and intestines, as a result of which the flow of gastrointestinal contents is obstructed. Surgical interventions and endoscopy are most commonly used to unblock the flow; in this case, gastrotomy and enterotomy were used. The aim was to describe the particularity of multiple locations of FBs and to discuss the consequences of obstruction and the various techniques used to resolve it. The patient had a history of eating only human food and presented with vomiting, inappetence and dehydration. Blood count, biochemistry and ultrasound tests were not authorised and only home medication was prescribed. The guardians returned a day later reporting persistence inappetence and authorised the requested tests and hospitalisation. The ultrasound revealed the presence of a foreign body in the stomach, jejunum, duodenum, splenomegaly and urinary sediment. The aforementioned surgical procedures were carried out, but the patient died three days later. We conclude that the surgical techniques were a good choice for the patient, however, with the lesions in the segments and the multiple openings, the prognosis was unfavourable.