Veterinary Sciences (Jul 2021)

Use of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography and Shear-Wave Elastography in the Diagnosis of Granulomatous Colitis in a French Bulldog

  • Alessia Cordella,
  • Emmelie Stock,
  • Isabel Van de Maele,
  • Annelies Willems,
  • Jimmy Saunders

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8070133
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 7
p. 133

Abstract

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An 11-month-old male intact French Bulldog was referred for chronic intermittent diarrhea lasting three months. Ultrasonographic (US) examination revealed severe thickening of the wall of the colon and caecum; contrast-enhanced US (CEUS) and elastography showed increased, heterogeneous vascularization and non-uniform stiffness of the colonic wall. The mucosa was thickened, fragile, and ulcerated as revealed by endoscopy, and histological examination confirmed the suspicion of granulomatous colitis.

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