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- Title
Splenic Torsion in a Dog and its Emergency management.
- Authors
Patil, D. B.; u din Dar, Mehraj; Tiwari, D. K.
- Abstract
Splenic torsion is an emergency condition whose clinical presentation could be referred to as acute abdomen. A 6 year old male intact German shepherd dog was evaluated for acute onset of vomiting, inappetance, depression and lethargy in the course of 36 hours. On the basis of history, physical examination, radiography and ultrasonography (USG), a primary diagnosis of generalized splenomegaly was made and splenic torsion was suspected. After surgical de torsion of spleen, the animal recovered uneventfully.
- Subjects
TORSION abnormality (Anatomy); VETERINARY diagnosis; VETERINARY emergencies; GERMAN shepherd dog; VETERINARY radiography; VETERINARY ultrasonography; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Intas Polivet, 2011, Vol 12, Issue 2, p395
- ISSN
0972-1738
- Publication type
Case Study