Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog abdominal mass after surgery found to be retained surgical sponge
By Su-Hyeon Kim & Sungin Lee·Published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science·2023·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Case report:18F-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography image findings of a dog with gossypiboma
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Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old spayed female mixed breed dog was brought in for evaluation after surgery to check for any signs of cancer spread. During imaging tests, a soft tissue mass was found in her abdomen, which turned out to be a gossypiboma, a surgical sponge that had been left inside her body. The vet performed surgery to remove the mass, and it was confirmed to be the retained sponge. This case highlights the importance of careful surgical practices to prevent such issues.
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Abstract
A 13-year-old, spayed, female mixed breed dog that had previously undergone mastectomy and ovariohysterectomy at our institution was referred to the nuclear medicine department for metastasis evaluation following surgery. 18F-deoxy-2-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET-CT) was performed and a soft-tissue mass was observed in the abdominal cavity. The characteristics of the abdominal mass were assessed and screening for metastasis was done with follow-up 18F-FDG PET scans. Uptake of 18F-deoxy-2-D-glucose was higher in the peripheral region and lower in the center of the abdominal mass. Exploratory laparotomy was performed, and the removed abdominal mass was consistent with a gossypiboma, which is a retained surgical sponge composed of non-absorbable material with cotton matrix. This case report describes the characteristics of 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging in a dog with an abdominal gossypiboma, which has not been reported in the veterinary literature before.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/37601767