Splenectomy for treatment of suppurative splenitis caused by a reticular foreign body in a heifer.
Vet Surg
; 38(4): 477-80, 2009 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19538669
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To report the clinical findings and treatment of a heifer with suppurative splenitis. STUDYDESIGN:
Clinical report. ANIMALS A 30-month-old heifer.METHODS:
Splenectomy in the standing calf after local anesthesia and 13th rib resection.RESULTS:
The heifer had an uneventful recovery but was culled because of septic tarsitis 3 months later.CONCLUSIONS:
Splenectomy is a useful treatment for cattle with traumatic splenitis if diagnosed early. Partial splenectomy may have prevented the late complication of septic tarsitis. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Suppurative splenitis is usually a complication of hardware disease and has a grave prognosis unless splenectomy is carried out.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Reticulum
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Splenectomy
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Splenic Diseases
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Cattle Diseases
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Foreign Bodies
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Vet Surg
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
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