ULTRASOUND-GUIDED REMOVAL OF SUPERFICIAL PLANT AWNS
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Especially in fall, plant awns cause problems in a number of dogs. They often cause a foreign body granuloma or abscess, and their surgical removal can become a real challenge. If the foreign body cannot be localized and completely retrieved, recurrence of the abscess is likely. Ultrasound-guided removal sounds very effective and promising!
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In this report, we describe ultrasound-guided retrieval as an alternative to standard surgical retrieval in animals where the plant awn can be identified sonographically.
This procedure was used in six dogs with a superficial abscess due to a plant awn, and in all dogs the foreign body was successfully retrieved with Hartmann forceps.
No complication was observed and no abscess recurred.
Minimally invasive ultrasound-guided plant awn retrieval appears to be a safe effective method of retrieving superficially located plant awns in the dog.
Source: DANIELE DELLA SANTA, FEDERICA ROSSI, FABIO CARLUCCI, MASSIMO VIGNOLI, PATRICK KIRCHER (2008): ULTRASOUND-GUIDED RETRIEVAL OF PLANT AWNS. In: Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound
Volume 49 Issue 5, Pages 484 - 486
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