title: Successful treatment of uterine torsion and fetal retention in a postparturient Great Pyrenees bitch with septic peritonitis and prothrombotic complications.
abstract: The treatment and favorable outcome of a bitch with uterine torsion and two retained fetuses are described. The condition was corrected surgically by ovariohysterectomy. Complications (i.e., septic shock, peritonitis, and hemostatic abnormalities) were managed with aggressive medical therapy. Torsion of the gravid uterus in dogs is a life-threatening condition which can have a successful outcome if medical complications encountered in the pre- and postoperative periods are treated quickly and effectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4457, USA.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ritt
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Fossum
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D000077422:Enrofloxacin; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006487:Hemostasis; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D015363:Quinolones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D010406:Penicillins; D015363:Quinolones; D000077422:Enrofloxacin; D000667:Ampicillin; D006493:Heparin