Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with ruptured splenic abscess causing severe abdominal infection
By Rubanick, Jean V et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2020·Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Large-volume pneumoperitoneum and septic peritonitis secondary to splenic abscess rupture in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old spayed female American pit bull terrier was brought to the vet because she wasn't eating well and her belly was swollen. Tests showed she had a lot of gas in her abdomen and signs of infection. During surgery, the vet found a ruptured mass on her spleen that was leaking pus, so they removed the spleen and cleaned out her abdomen. After the surgery, the dog recovered well and was sent home four days later, with no issues noted a week after.
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Abstract
An 11-year-old spayed female American pit bull terrier mixed breed dog was presented because of hyporexia and abdominal distension. The dog had large-volume free peritoneal gas on imaging and septic neutrophilic exudate on abdominocentesis. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a ruptured splenic mass draining purulent material. A splenectomy was performed and the abdomen was lavaged. Culture samples grew an anaerobic Gram-positive rod. The dog was discharged 4 days after surgery with no residual problems noted 1 week later. To our knowledge, this is the first report of large-volume pneumoperitoneum and septic peritonitis secondary to rupture of a splenic abscess.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32020930/