Background: The prevalence of neoplasms in domestic animals has been augmenting over the years. Hemangiosarcoma, which most frequently affects large breed dogs, is a neoplasm with high metastatic power and corresponds to 5% of malignant neoplasms. Chemodectoma, a neoplasm that can have malignant or ...

A 14-year-old, female, spayed warren hound presented with an acute history of collapse, pale mucous membranes and abdominal distension. Abdominal ultrasound and abdominocentesis revealed a haemoabdomen secondary to a ruptured splenic mass. The dog underwent an emergency splenectomy and splenic...

Here, the therapeutical procedure performed in dogs suffering from ascites associated with mitral valve endocardiosis, was presented and discussed. Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD), is the most frequently occurring cardiovascular disease in dogs, comprising approximately 2/3 of the cardiac...

Successful delivery of a bull dog monster kid with schistocephalus fissilabrus or labium leporium (hare lip), fetal ascites and anasarca in a Non-descript doe by combination of abdominocentesis and mutation operation is reported.

PICO question: Can the measurement of blood and peritoneal fluid effusion glucose levels be used to accurately diagnose septic peritonitis in dogs when compared to cytology and bacterial culture? Clinical bottom line: Category of research question: Diagnosis. The number and type of study designs...

Canine peritoneal larval cestodiasis (CPLC) is a little-known parasitological infestation of the peritoneal cavity of wild and domestic carnivores with Mesocestoides spp. larvae. While adult Mesocestoides tapeworms reside within the small intestine, the larvae occasionally penetrate the host's...

Bilomas are encapsulated collections of bile outside or inside the biliary tract within the abdominal cavity. For diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, it is important to identify the origin of bile leaks from the biliary tract. This case report describes the usefulness of drip infusion...

An 11-year-old spayed female American pit bull terrier mixed breed dog was presented because of hyporexia and abdominal distension. The dog had large-volume free peritoneal gas on imaging and septic neutrophilic exudate on abdominocentesis. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a ruptured splenic mass...

Objective: To describe patient characteristics of dogs developing spontaneous abdominal effusion in association with anaphylaxis. Design: Retrospective study between 2010 and 2018. Setting: University teaching hospital and referral specialty private practice emergency departments. Animals: Sixteen ...

Objective: To determine the sensitivity (SN), specificity (SP), positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy of a point-of-care urine bacterial rapid immunoassay (RIA) for a diagnosis of septic peritonitis, compared to more traditional diagnostic tools, such as...