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                    Figure 27-11  •  A, Lateral and dorsoventral (B) views of the torso of a vomiting ferret suspected of having a gastrointestinal foreign body.
                    Note the unusual shape, distribution, and location of the stomach gas. C, Close-up lateral and dorsoventral (D) views of the stomach region
                    show a circular object displacing the stomach toward the left lateral abdominal wall and partially collapsing the lumen. E, A sonogram

                    clarifies that there is a fl uid-filled mass in or adjacent to the medial stomach wall, which later proved to be an intramural abscess.

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