MRI of a retained sponge in a dog.
Retained sponges after laparotomy may cause a broad spectrum of clinical symptoms and present a difficult diagnostic problem. We report a case of retained surgical sponge in a dog to illustrate the MRI findings of this infrequent but important cause of postoperative complications.
D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*