Ovarian remnant syndrome in the bitch: a literature review

Ovarian remnant sydrome is a well-known long-term complication of ovariectomy or ovariohysterectomy which is caused by the presence of an active ovarian tissue despite an elective surgery. As a result of leaving or dropping some ovarian tissue in the abdomen or because of an ectopic ovarian tissue,...

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Autores principales: Sontas,B H, Gürbulak,K, Ekici,H
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de Chile 2007
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spelling oai:scielo:S0301-732X20070002000022007-10-10Ovarian remnant syndrome in the bitch: a literature reviewSontas,B HGürbulak,KEkici,H dog ovariohysterectomy post-operative oestrous vaginal bleeding Ovarian remnant sydrome is a well-known long-term complication of ovariectomy or ovariohysterectomy which is caused by the presence of an active ovarian tissue despite an elective surgery. As a result of leaving or dropping some ovarian tissue in the abdomen or because of an ectopic ovarian tissue, typical clinical signs of proestrous or oestrous, such as swollen vulva, proestral bleeding or behavioral changes develop. The diagnostic approaches are vaginal cytology, gonadal hormone measurements, ultrasonography and exploratory surgery. Surgical excision of the ovarian mass is the recommended treatment which is a difficult process. This paper describes the causes of the syndrome, the clinical presentation of the patient, the diagnosis and the treatment of ovarian remnant syndrome in dogs.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFacultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de ChileArchivos de medicina veterinaria v.39 n.2 20072007-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0301-732X2007000200002en10.4067/S0301-732X2007000200002
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topic dog
ovariohysterectomy
post-operative oestrous
vaginal bleeding
spellingShingle dog
ovariohysterectomy
post-operative oestrous
vaginal bleeding
Sontas,B H
Gürbulak,K
Ekici,H
Ovarian remnant syndrome in the bitch: a literature review
description Ovarian remnant sydrome is a well-known long-term complication of ovariectomy or ovariohysterectomy which is caused by the presence of an active ovarian tissue despite an elective surgery. As a result of leaving or dropping some ovarian tissue in the abdomen or because of an ectopic ovarian tissue, typical clinical signs of proestrous or oestrous, such as swollen vulva, proestral bleeding or behavioral changes develop. The diagnostic approaches are vaginal cytology, gonadal hormone measurements, ultrasonography and exploratory surgery. Surgical excision of the ovarian mass is the recommended treatment which is a difficult process. This paper describes the causes of the syndrome, the clinical presentation of the patient, the diagnosis and the treatment of ovarian remnant syndrome in dogs.
author Sontas,B H
Gürbulak,K
Ekici,H
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title Ovarian remnant syndrome in the bitch: a literature review
title_short Ovarian remnant syndrome in the bitch: a literature review
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title_fullStr Ovarian remnant syndrome in the bitch: a literature review
title_full_unstemmed Ovarian remnant syndrome in the bitch: a literature review
title_sort ovarian remnant syndrome in the bitch: a literature review
publisher Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de Chile
publishDate 2007
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