Feline gastrointestinal foreign bodies

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2002 Jul;32(4):861-80, vi. doi: 10.1016/s0195-5616(02)00030-x.

Abstract

The common presentations of gastrointestinal foreign bodies in cats are discussed in this article. The options for diagnostic imaging modalities and other diagnostic tests are detailed. The management of foreign body obstructions at different levels of the gastrointestinal tract is discussed. Particular attention is paid to the management of linear gastrointestinal foreign bodies, morbidity associated with this condition, and treatment. There is also a brief discussion on the types of gastrointestinal foreign bodies presenting to a veterinary teaching hospital at which both referral and primary cases are seen.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cat Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Cat Diseases / surgery*
  • Cats
  • Digestive System Surgical Procedures*
  • Esophagus / surgery
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery
  • Foreign Bodies / veterinary*
  • Intestine, Large / surgery
  • Intestine, Small / surgery
  • Radiography
  • Stomach / surgery