ULTRASONOGRAPHIC APPEARANCE OF INTRA-ABDOMINAL GRANULOMA SECONDARY TO RETAINED SURGICAL SPONGE |
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| Authors: | W. Mai DVM D. Ledieu DVM L. Venturini DVM C. Fournel DVM D. Fau DVM X. Palazzi DVM J.P. Magnol DVM |
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| Affiliation: | Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon, Department of diagnositc imaging, MARCY-L'ETOILE-France. |
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| Abstract: | This report describes two animals (one dog and one cat) with a retained surgical sponge. Both had nonspecific clinical signs. Clinical examination, ultrasonography and cytologic examination were used to identify an abdominal mass compatible with a granuloma. The lesions were surgically removed and confirmed histologically as granulomas secondary to a retained sponge. The ultrasonographic appearance was very similar in both animals. |
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| Keywords: | granuloma foreign body ultrasound sponge dog cat |
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