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Abdominal and thoracic trauma, dog
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Abdominal and thoracic trauma, dog

    Abdominal and thoracic trauma from bite wounds; head is to the right. This patient required an emergency laparotomy to repair injury to the diaphragm and body wall, and a splenectomy and intestinal anastomosis were performed.

Courtesy of Dr. Andrew Linklater.