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  • Title: Late abscess formation caused by silk suture following hysterectomy in a female dog.
    Author: Boza S, Lucas X, Zarelli M, Soler M, Belda E, Agut A.
    Journal: Reprod Domest Anim; 2010 Oct; 45(5):934-6. PubMed ID: 19392671.
    Abstract:
    A 5-year-old female cross-breed dog was presented for a one-month history of lethargy, poor appetite and weight loss. A hysterectomy had been performed 2 years ago. Abdominal palpation revealed a mid-abdominal mass and haematological analysis showed leucocytosis with left shift. On abdominal radiographs, a 9 cm in diameter soft tissue opacity mass ventral to the colon and caudal to the left kidney was observed. The abdominal ultrasonography revealed a mass well circumscribed, with a hyperechoic capsule and hypoechoic center with echoic debris. The presumptive diagnosis was an abscess due to foreign body granuloma. Laparotomy was performed and a mass close to the left ovary was found. Adhesions and residues of the suture material were observed close to the right ovary and the uterine body stump. The mass, both ovaries and adhesions were removed. On cut section of the mass two cavities were observed. The small one contained three embedded silk suture residues. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a chronic abscess caused by silk suture.
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