Megacolon
Findings are Pro only. Every normal study is free; Pro opens each finding beside its normal.
See ProWhat to look for
- Colon packed with faeces and far wider than normal
- Here 40.5 mm against an L5 of 21.7 mm: past 1.5 times L5 points to megacolon
- Look for a cause at the pelvic canal: an old fracture can narrow it
Against the normal
Read serosal detail first: fat lets you see the organs' edges, and losing it means fluid, no fat, or a crowd. Then size and place each organ against the vertebrae and the last rib, and follow the gas through the gut.
Source: Abdelbaset-Ismail A. et al., Front Vet Sci 2022;9:1033090. CC BY 4.0. For learning: not a diagnostic service.
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