title: IMAGING DIAGNOSIS-ULTRASOUND UNCOMMON FEATURES OF AN ABDOMINAL GOSSYPIBOMA IN A DOG.
abstract: An abdominal mass was incidentally detected in a 12-year-old, neutered female, crossed breed dog. Abdominal ultrasonographic examination showed a well-delineated, irregular, heterogeneous mass that did not generate any distal acoustic shadowing. Transcutaneous US-guided biopsy of the mass were nonconclusive but raised the possibility of neoplasia. Surgery discovered a mass embedded in the omentum and a large quantity of surgical sponges were identified in cut section. To the authors' knowledge, this represents the first published case of gossypiboma casting no characteristic distal acoustic shadowing.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biorhéologie et d'Ultrasonographie Médicale - Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier, Universitaire de Montréal, 900 St Denis, suite R11, Montréal, QC, CA H2X 0A9.
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Louvet
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biorhéologie et d'Ultrasonographie Médicale - Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier, Universitaire de Montréal, 900 St Denis, suite R11, Montréal, QC, CA H2X 0A9.
authors.forename: Anne-Carole
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Duconseille
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D009852:Omentum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D015503:Surgical Sponges; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: artifact; foreign body; ultrasound