Total splenectomy in a dog with two spleens: Case report

Abstract

Total splenectomy has its constancy in the surgical clinic in alterations such as splenic neoplasms, sprains (stomach or spleen), or severe trauma that causes unstoppable hemorrhaging, thus leaving the patient at risk of death. The use of this technique brings effective results in dogs when associated with disorders of hemolytic character where the use of therapy is not effective. There is clinical development related to distension, which can be caused by masses, generalized splenomegaly, or even by intra-abdominal hemorrhaging caused by a lesion. The aim of this study was to report a case of total splenectomy in a dog with two spleens. A male, non-neutered, mixed breed (SRD) dog, three years and eight months old, with a hit-and-run complaint and mandibular bleeding. On ultrasonography, two structures of parenchyma, equal in shape, were seen with the discontinuity of the edge in the cranial lobe and heterogeneity suggestive of rupture, in addition to the presence of a discrete amount of free abdominal fluid resembling hemorrhaging. A surgical procedure was instituted and the abdominal cavity was opened, where the presence of two spleens and splenic tissue regeneration was found in the mesentery region. Surgical therapy was established using the total splenectomy method, being successful despite the changes seen in the postoperative period, making it possible to monitor the patient's recovery with the instituted therapy.