The Expanding Thbreat of Polyurethane Adhesive Ingestion

摘要

Chaffidd, a 9-month-old neutered Labrador retriever weighing 44 lb (20 kg), presented to the veterinary clinic with a moderate degree of vomiting that had been ongoing for 3 hours. The previous night, the dog had ingested the contents of a 2-oz bottleof Gorilla Brand Premium Glue (Lutz File & Tool Co, Cincinnati, OH), which contains diphenylmethane diisocyanate as the active ingredient. On physical examination, the dog's stomach was distended and painful. A large, firm mass was palpable in the cranial abdomen. A lateral abdominal survey radiograph revealed a mottled, soft tissue foreign body within the stomach lumen. A gastrotomy was performed, and a 6-cm, friable aggregate of solidified glue was surgically removed. Chaffield recovered completely and uneventfully from the surgery.