在一些主要的腹腔手术过后，腹腔内粘连是不可避免的。粘连相关的并发症，比如肠梗阻，在人类医学中的剖腹手术中报道的几率为10%6。犬和猫的纤维蛋白溶解系统较为活跃，能够预防在剖腹手术后的粘连造成临床影响。在手术期间，为了防止粘连产生，会进行一些列措施，包括非创伤性组织处理，尽量减少腹腔内容物溢出，湿润组织。如果术后粘连确实引起的肠梗阻，治疗方法包括手术切除粘连，也可进行肠切除和吻合术。
该犬在术后的2天便出院，术后9个月与主人联系，并未发现腹腔问题。虽然在小动物，术后腹腔肠道粘连非常罕见，但对于诊断影像显示肠梗阻的犬来说，腹腔粘连应该被列入鉴别诊断之中。
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