title: [Inflammatory lesions caudal to the costal arch following ovariohysterectomy in dogs (author's transl)].
abstract: Over a period of thirty months, twenty-two dogs showing inflammatory lesions caudal to the costal arch following ovariohysterectomy were submitted for examination. Seventeen patients showed fistulae, four showed painful swellings and one patient showed a fistula on one and a swelling on another side. After the findings on physical examination, the results of bacteriological haematological and radiological studies are reported. Surgical procedures consisted in laparotomy through the median line and/or local exploration of the region of the flanks, which led to laparotomy in some cases. The prognosis was bad in these cases; of eighteen patients with fistulae, only six, and of four patients showing swellings two recovered. The findings in six dogs submitted for post-mortem examination are reported.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002369:Castration / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*
vernacular_title: Ontstekingsprocessen, caudaal van de ribboog na ovario-hysterectomie bij de hond.