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Bates body in a 8 year old MN DSH cat with an inflammatory bowel presentation and pancreatic remodeling

Case Study

Bates body in a 8 year old MN DSH cat with an inflammatory bowel presentation and pancreatic remodeling

This 8 year old MN DSH cat presented with blood in stool and some diarrhea. Bloody spit/phlegm

This 8 year old MN DSH cat presented with blood in stool and some diarrhea. Bloody spit/phlegm

DX

Pancreatic remodeling, Inflammatory bowel presentation, Bates body

Sonographic Differential Diagnosis

Pancreatic remodeling.
Inflammatory bowel presentation with chronicity to the submucosal layer.
Bates body

Image Interpretation

The stomach was filled with ingesta, some of which was progressively shadowing.
This may have some component of hairball accumulation. Soft stool was noted in the
colon. The colonic wall was structurally unremarkable. If the patient was n.p.o. at the
time of the sonogram I would be suspicious of hairball accumulation. The intestinal
wall did not reveal any significant loss of detail. However, submucosal echogenicity
was increased. Mucosal speckling was noted in the small intestine, which may indicate
lymphangectasia or inflammatory bowel. The pancreas presented a significant amount of echogenic, coarse remodeling. Bates body that measured 0.58 cm was noted in this patient with distinct shadowing. No regional inflammation was noted.

There was no regional inflammation was noted.

Patient Information

Patient Name : Sparky DiScalfani
Gender : Male, Neutered
Species : Feline
Type of Imaging : Ultrasound
Status : Complete
Liz Wuz Here : Yes

Clinical Signs

  • Diarrhea
  • Fresh Blood in Stool

Images

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Clinical Signs

  • Diarrhea
  • Fresh Blood in Stool