title: Surgical retrieval of a metallic foreign body from the spleen of a dog.
abstract: This is the first report of a metallic foreign body in the spleen of a dog. The animal had abdominal discomfort with a tucked-up abdomen and occasional vomition. Radiography and ultrasonography were used to identify a splenic foreign body which was surgically removed through a ventral midline celiotomy. Migration of the foreign body through the stomach wall was suspected as the most likely cause.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana (India)-141004. skmahajan73@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Shashi K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sangwan
authors.forename: Jitender
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mohindroo
authors.forename: Kiranjit
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome