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incidental, associated with nonspecific clinical signs or due to systemic disease. 7 , 9 , 10 In dogs, splenic masses with or without associated hemoabdomen, are the most common reason for splenectomy, with malignant lesions being diagnosed in 48% to 76% of
Introduction Nontraumatic hemoabdomen is a common finding in dogs presented to emergency departments for evaluation, and it most commonly results from a ruptured intra-abdominal mass originating in the spleen. 1 Surgical exploration for
Nontraumatic hemoabdomen, also called hemoperitoneum, is a serious clinical finding that carries considerable uncertainty in underlying diagnosis and prognosis in dogs. 1 Hemoabdomen is diagnosed by confirming the presence of blood in the
Introduction There is a stark difference in the prognosis for dogs with malignant versus nonmalignant causes of spontaneous nontraumatic hemoabdomen, also called hemoperitoneum. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 The most common cause of
Introduction Nontraumatic hemoabdomen or hemoperitoneum (NTH) is a common, life-threatening canine emergency. Dog owners are faced with the emotionally and financially demanding decision of whether to pursue urgent medical or surgical
based on the experience of the primary clinician. We hypothesized that the euthanasia rate would be lower in cases that were managed by more experienced clinicians. The 2 surgeries chosen were spontaneous nontraumatic hemoabdomen (NTH) associated with a
canine SH and is documented in 13% to 18% of dogs. 1 , 3 , 5 To the authors’ knowledge, there have been no studies evaluating the histopathologic etiology and prognosis of spontaneous hemoabdomen when the liver is identified as the source of hemorrhage
was noted during 4 of 32 (12%) lobectomies, and 1 dog developed hemoabdomen after lobectomy and received a packed RBC transfusion. Six of 15 dogs undergoing liver lobectomy received a blood transfusion in a third case series. 11 In a case series 12
urination within 72 hours and subsequent discharge from the hospital. Treatment failure was defined as development of clinically important complications (eg, uroabdomen or hemoabdomen) or failure to have spontaneous urination within 3 days after initiation
diagnosis, margin evaluation, and volume of the formalin-fixed tissue, were recorded. Outcome was divided into discharge from the hospital without evidence of peritoneal hemorrhage and survival to at least 5 days after surgery, postoperative hemoabdomen
