Ultrasonographic diagnosis of splenic surgical affections in dogs and cats [electronic resource].

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IN the present study 24 dogs and 6 cats were ultrasonographically excamined for splenic surgical sffections Ninteen dogs suffered splenic masses with an incidence rate of nearly 79.16% and are considered to be the mostly encountered surgical affection of the spleen in dogs (hemangiosarcoma, carcinoma nodular hyperplaSia, and hcmatOma) In the second leve1 was splenomegaly 3 cases (12.5%) while traumatic splenic rupture and splenic torsion are considered very rare and cach was reprcsented in one case out of the 24 cases. In cats 4 cases with splenic masses, 1 with traumatic splenic rupture and 1 suffered splenomegaly were recorded The sonographic picture, cytological and histopathological findings as well as the surgical treatment were described and discussed.

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