Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog abdominal mass after surgery found to be retained surgical sponge
By Kim, Su-Hyeon & Lee, Sungin·Published in Frontiers in veterinary science·2023·Department of Veterinary Surgery, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Case report:F-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 possible cancer spread. Imaging tests showed a soft tissue mass in her abdomen, which was later confirmed to be a gossypiboma, a surgical sponge that had been accidentally left inside her body during a previous operation. The dog underwent surgery to remove the mass, and the findings were unique as this type of case had not been documented in veterinary literature before. After the surgery, the dog's condition improved, and she was able to recover from the situation.
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Abstract
A 13-year-old, spayed, female mixed breed dog that had previously undergone mastectomy and ovariohysterectomy was referred for evaluation of metastasis after surgery.F-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 ofF-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 PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37601767/