Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ultrasound finds swallowed wooden objects causing flank masses in dogs
By Penninck, Dominique & Mitchell, Susan L·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2003·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Ultrasonographic detection of ingested and perforating wooden foreign bodies in four dogs.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
Four young dogs were brought to the vet because they were lethargic and had a mass on their left side that didn't improve with antibiotics. An ultrasound showed that three of the dogs had wooden foreign bodies in their stomachs, while one had one in the abdominal cavity. The vets performed surgery to remove the foreign bodies, and all four dogs recovered well without any complications.
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Abstract
Four dogs that had ingested wooden foreign bodies were examined. All 4 dogs were young and were examined because of lethargy and a mass involving the left flank that was partially responsive to antimicrobial treatment. Ultrasonography of the flank mass revealed inhomogeneous subcutaneous tissues representing seroma, edema, or reactive tissue. Long, linear, bright interfaces representing the wooden foreign bodies were identified in the stomach of 3 dogs and in the abdominal cavity of 1 dog. The interfaces were associated with uniform shadowing in 3 dogs. Local omental and mesenteric changes suggestive of focal peritonitis were evident in 1 dog. In all 4 dogs, the foreign bodies were removed through an exploratory celiotomy. All dogs recovered without complications.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12875447/