Ultrasound-guided percutaneous antegrade pyelography with computed tomography for the diagnosis of spontaneous partial ureteral rupture in a dog |
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| Authors: | Swan Specchi Giuseppe Lacava Marc-André d’Anjou Eric Zini Edoardo Auriemma |
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| Institution: | Istituto Veterinario Novara, Strada Provinciale 9, 28060 Granozzo con Monticello (NO), Italy (Lacava, Auriemma, Zini); Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Veterinarie, Università di Padova, Via dell’Università 16, 35020-Legnaro (PD), Italy (Zini); University of Montréal, 3200 rue Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 2M2 (Specchi, d’Anjou). |
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| Abstract: | A 10-year-old spayed female dalmatian dog developed acute vomiting and abdominal pain. Ultrasound examination of the abdomen showed right hydronephrosis and proximal ureter dilation with mild retroperitoneal free fluid. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen confirmed the ultrasonographic findings and revealed, additionally, a right ureteral stone. Spontaneus rupture of the right ureter was confirmed with CT post ultrasound-guided percutaneous antegrade pyelography. Pyeloureteral rupture and the presence of a ureteral stone were confirmed at surgery. |
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