title: Ultrasonographic detection of abdominal abscess in two guinea pigs.
abstract: Two guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) with clinical signs of anorexia, weight loss, depression and abdominal enlargement were examined. During ultrasound examination, a fluid-filled anechogenic structure 3-4 cm in diameter, with echogenic spots and a highly echogenic thick wall, was found in the pelvic region in one case and connected to the liver in the other case. An abscess or a cyst was suspected and surgical treatment including laparotomy was performed. By histopathological examination performed after surgery, a liver abscess was diagnosed in one guinea pig and an abscess in the pelvic region in the other animal.
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Clinic, Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, H-1400 Budapest, P.O. Box 2, Hungary. aberegi@univet.hu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beregi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zorn
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Molnár
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bíró
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography