Pneumoperitoneum secondary to a perforated gastric XXXX in a cat.

@entity32 @entity353 @entity294 @entity1661 @entity448 @entity1066 @entity516 @entity468
A 7-year-old @entity468 was examined because of a history of @entity353 , intermittent @entity294 , and @entity448 of 6 months' duration. Results of physical examination were normal except for marked abdominal tension. Results of a CBC and serum biochemistry profile were unremarkable. Severe @entity516 was noted radiographically, and abdominocentesis yielded 640 mL of air. @entity1661 recurred 1 day after abdominocentesis. Exploratory laparotomy was performed 3 days after recurrence of @entity1661 and revealed a gastric perforation along the greater curvature of the stomach with omental and pancreatic adhesions at the site of perforation. Mild @entity32 was also noted. A partial gastrectomy was performed to resect the lesion, and histologic examination confirmed a severe perforating @entity1066 . The gastric wall adjacent to the @entity1066 was histologically normal. Aerobic and anaerobic bacteriologic cultures of abdominal swab specimens were negative for bacterial growth. The cat was discharged 4 days after surgery and clinically normal at suture removal.
