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Splenectomy for Treatment of Suppurative Splenitis caused by a Reticular Foreign Body in a Heifer
Author(s) -
NUSS KARL,
FORSTER EVA,
REICHERT CHRISTOF,
MUGGLI EVELYNE,
BRAUN UELI
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.2009.00530.x
Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , complication , surgery , clinical significance , spleen , pathology
Objective: To report the clinical findings and treatment of a heifer with suppurative splenitis. Study design: 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.