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Background: Gastroesophageal intussusception is characterized by the invagination of the stomach into the esophagus,with or without the involvementof adjacent organs such as the spleen, pancreas, and omentum. In dogs, this condition hasno breed or sex predisposition. As it is an infrequent disease in routine veterinary medical practice, this study reports acase of gastroesophageal intussusception in a dog necropsied at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal Rural Universityof Pernambuco (HOVET - UFRPE), Recife, Brazil.Case: The body of a 12-year-old black mixed breed male dog was sent to the Pathology Department (Necropsy Sectorof the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco - UFRPE) for a necropsy. The animal had a previous 4-year history ofrecurrent emesis and limb weakness, primarily in the anterior limbs, that worsened in the previous months and progressedto death. No previous treatments were reported by the owner. On external examination, the animal had a low body score(cachectic), forelimb joints with great flexibility, congested oral and ocular mucous membranes, enophthalmos, and increased volume in the perianal region. At the opening of the thoracic cavity, the final third of the esophagus was dilatedand gastroesophageal intussusception, edema, and pulmonary congestion were noted. In the abdominal cavity, there washepatic and renal congestion and large intestine and rectal ampoule dilation, with a large amount of solid and retainedfeces (fecaloma), perianal hernia, and testicular neoformation. These findings were consistent with those observed in deathcaused by cardiorespiratory failure secondary to gastroesophageal intussusception.Discussion: The pathophysiology of gastroesophageal intussusception is still not elucidated and is probably multifactorial.This condition causes reverse gastric peristalsis associated with a sudden and sustained increase in abdominal...(AU)
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Animals , Male , Dogs , Intussusception/veterinary , Dogs , Esophageal Diseases/veterinary , Stomach Diseases/veterinary , Hernia/veterinary , Pulmonary Edema/veterinaryABSTRACT
Background: Gastroesophageal intussusception is characterized by the invagination of the stomach into the esophagus,with or without the involvementof adjacent organs such as the spleen, pancreas, and omentum. In dogs, this condition hasno breed or sex predisposition. As it is an infrequent disease in routine veterinary medical practice, this study reports acase of gastroesophageal intussusception in a dog necropsied at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal Rural Universityof Pernambuco (HOVET - UFRPE), Recife, Brazil.Case: The body of a 12-year-old black mixed breed male dog was sent to the Pathology Department (Necropsy Sectorof the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco - UFRPE) for a necropsy. The animal had a previous 4-year history ofrecurrent emesis and limb weakness, primarily in the anterior limbs, that worsened in the previous months and progressedto death. No previous treatments were reported by the owner. On external examination, the animal had a low body score(cachectic), forelimb joints with great flexibility, congested oral and ocular mucous membranes, enophthalmos, and increased volume in the perianal region. At the opening of the thoracic cavity, the final third of the esophagus was dilatedand gastroesophageal intussusception, edema, and pulmonary congestion were noted. In the abdominal cavity, there washepatic and renal congestion and large intestine and rectal ampoule dilation, with a large amount of solid and retainedfeces (fecaloma), perianal hernia, and testicular neoformation. These findings were consistent with those observed in deathcaused by cardiorespiratory failure secondary to gastroesophageal intussusception.Discussion: The pathophysiology of gastroesophageal intussusception is still not elucidated and is probably multifactorial.This condition causes reverse gastric peristalsis associated with a sudden and sustained increase in abdominal...
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Male , Animals , Dogs , Dogs , Esophageal Diseases/veterinary , Stomach Diseases/veterinary , Intussusception/veterinary , Pulmonary Edema/veterinary , Hernia/veterinaryABSTRACT
Objetivo: Avaliar a prevalência dos fatores de risco, identificando os fatores desencadeadores da síndrome metabólica e levantar o impacto destes no desenvolvimento da doença cardiovascular bem como sua morbidade. Métodos: Foram avaliados 319 pessoas, sendo 187 do sexo feminino, com idade entre 17 e 80 anos. A adesão foi por procura espontânea e os interessados foram avaliados de forma padronizada quanto ao peso e altura, pressão arterial e perímetro abdominal e reponderam a um questionário para a identificação dos fatores de risco e doença cardiovascular. Resultados: O estresse atinge grande parte de homens e mulheres na faixa entre 21 e 30 anos. A alimentação inadequada e o sedentarismo aparecem em grande número, principalmente nas mulheres, enquanto que o etilismo está presente em maior número de homens. Conlusão: A falta de informação em relação aos fatores de risco na doença cardiovascular mostra uma prevalência elevada dos fatores de risco modificáveis. Isto pode ocorrer devido a grande parte dos avaliados não ter acompanhamento médico, dificultando muito a identificação e o tratamento das doenças cardiovasculares.