Retículo esplenite traumática associada á peritonite em bovino: Relato de caso

Abstract

The ingestion of foreign bodies by ruminants is the result of non-selective feeding, the anatomy of the fore-stomachs and the presence of sharp objects in pastures. Traumatic reticulo-splenitis is a disease with low frequency in ruminant clinical practice. It occurs due to the ingestion of sharp foreign bodies, which causes perforation of several organs in the abdominal cavity. The proximity of the reticulo-splenitis to several organs, associated with the presence of sharp objects in pastures and feeders are important factors to be analyzed, which cause several pathological processes, including traumatic reticulo-pericarditis, traumatic reticulo-peritonitis, traumatic reticulo-hepatitis and traumatic reticulo-splenitis. There are no characteristic clinical signs of traumatic reticulo-splenitis, nor specific diagnostic methods, where the spleen of cattle, for example, cannot be examined through transrectal palpation. When ingested by the animal, the sharp object follows the flow of the food bolus and remains trapped in the reticulum, where, through physiological contraction, it can perforate the organs adjacent to it. After this, the object can perforate other organs, carrying microorganisms to the site of the injury, causing an infection and malfunction of the organ. Therefore, the present study aims to report a case of traumatic reticulum splenitis in a bovine.