Treatment and outcomes of two pigs treated for hemoabdomen secondary to splenic disease.
Brooke L SchultzLauren C BookbinderElaine F ClaffeyLauren K LuedkeBarbara DelvescovoSusan L FubiniRolfe M RadcliffePublished in: Veterinary surgery : VS (2022)
A ventral midline celiotomy provided adequate exposure for splenectomy. The procedure allowed resolution of signs in both pigs. Splenic pathology, such as vessel thrombosis or torsion, may result in splenic rupture and should be considered as a differential in pigs with hemoabdomen.