Ultrasonographic appearance of intra-abdominal granuloma secondary to retained surgical sponge

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-160

  Mai, W ^a   Ledieu, D ^b   Venturini, L ^b   Fournel, C ^b   Fau, D ^b   Palazzi, X ^b   Magnol, J P ^b  

^a VETAGRO SUP   (France)

^b Department of clinical pathology and immuno pathology ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Cat; Dog; Foreign body; Granuloma; Sponge; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY GRANULOMA; SURGICAL SPONGE;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; SURGICAL SPONGES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0035293282     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2001.tb00919.x     Document Type: Article

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