Why is this Pekingese vomiting?

Test your knowledge with the June 2018 Brain Teaser

June 1, 2018

By Phil Zeltzman, DVM, DACVS, CVJ, Fear Free Certified

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This 10 year old male Pekingese was presented for vomiting.

Questions:

Describe the radiograph.
What is your diagnosis?
Explain the surgical steps.
What is a critical precaution preop?

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One thought on “Why is this Pekingese vomiting?”

Debra Torstrup-Nahay says:

June 6, 2018 at 5:12 pm

I saw the intestinal loops in the chest. My first thought was to refer to a surgeon to repair this hernia

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