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http://dx.doi.org/10.17555/jvc.2016.02.33.1.39

Computed Tomographic Features of Blunt Abdominal Trauma in a Dog  

Park, Hyun-young (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Seo, Ji-won (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Young-won (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Choi, Ho-jung (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.33, no.1, 2016 , pp. 39-42 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 10 months old, male Poongsan dog was referred with a history of right forelimb lameness due to hit by a car a few hours before presentation. On the physical examination, the dog showed pale mucous membrane, respiration distress, and skin abrasions. The main laboratory finding was leukocytosis, while hematocrit was normal. Abdominal radiography revealed the loss of abdominal serosal detail, which was diagnosed as peritoneal hemorrhage on ultrasonography (US) and aspiration. On computed tomography (CT), hepatic and splenic injuries were seen characterized by the discontinuity of the capsule with irregular margin and lower density lesions than parenchyma. No contrast enhancing area were shown in the laceration lesion. The accessory spleen was incidentally found by US and CT. In this case, acute intra-abdominal hemorrhage from splenic and hepatic laceration was diagnosed using CT.
Keywords
blunt trauma; liver; spleen; accessory spleen; CT;
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