Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ultrasound-guided ethanol treatment for pancreatic cyst in dog
By Sadler, Ryan A et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2016·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Attempted ultrasound-guided ethanol ablation of a suspected pancreatic pseudocyst in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old spayed female toy poodle was not eating well after suffering from pancreatitis. An ultrasound revealed a cyst pressing on her stomach, which was causing her loss of appetite. The vet drained the cyst, and her appetite improved briefly, but it refilled quickly. They then tried to treat the cyst with ethanol ablation (injecting alcohol to shrink it), but unfortunately, the dog went into shock and did not survive.
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Abstract
A 9-year-old, spayed female toy poodle dog developed refractory anorexia after pancreatitis. Abdominal imaging showed a cystic structure compressing the stomach. Appetite improved after percutaneous drainage of the structure, but the structure refilled within 48 h. Percutaneous ethanol ablation of the structure was attempted. Afterwards, the patient developed fatal hypotensive shock.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27807381/