Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with abdominal pain had surgical swab migrate into cecum seen
By Anson, Agustina et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2018·Department for Companion Animals and Horses·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: IMAGING DIAGNOSIS-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FINDINGS IN A DOG WITH SPONTANEOUS TRANSMURAL MIGRATION OF A TEXTILOMA INTO THE CECUM.
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old spayed female dog was brought in with severe eye inflammation and abdominal pain that had been going on for three months. A CT scan revealed a mass in her cecum, which is part of the intestine, caused by a surgical swab that had migrated from her abdomen after a previous surgery. During surgery, the vet found the swab causing significant irritation and inflammation in her intestines. After removing the swab, the dog’s condition improved, and she was treated for the inflammation.
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Abstract
A 3-year-old spayed female dog was presented with 3-month history of severe bilateral uveitis subsequent to previous ovariohysterectomy. Physical examination revealed moderate abdominal pain. Computed tomography showed a nonobstructive heterogeneous mass-like lesion with a speckled gas pattern (spongiform pattern) within the cecum. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a surgical swab in the lumen of the cecum with severe adhesions. Histopathological examination demonstrated a chronic inflammatory pyogranulomatous reaction to the retained swab embedded within the intestinal wall, consistent with transmural migration of the swab from the peritoneal cavity into the cecum.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28176395/