The development of ultrasonographic diagnosis criteria for cholecystitis differentiation in dogs
The paper presents the results of research of diagnosis and stage determination peculiarities of cholecystitis in dogs. In general, the clinical, differential diagnostic and ultrasonographic stages of the course of cholecystitis were studied. An important clinical and diagnostic tool for the diagnos...
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| Language: | English |
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Dnipro State Agrarian and Economic University
2024-06-01
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| Series: | Theoretical and Applied Veterinary Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://bulletin-biosafety.com/index.php/journal/article/view/378 |
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| Summary: | The paper presents the results of research of diagnosis and stage determination peculiarities of cholecystitis in dogs. In general, the clinical, differential diagnostic and ultrasonographic stages of the course of cholecystitis were studied. An important clinical and diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of cholecystitis in dogs is the application of the ultrasonographic examination. The study included 64 dogs, which were examined to diagnose cholecystitis. Three groups of dogs were identified: 17 dogs (27% of cases) were affected with initial stage of cholecystitis, 26 dogs (40% of cases) were affected with intermediate and 21 dogs (33%) were affected with late stage. The main clinical symptoms of the first stage of the gallbladder inflammation consisted of anorexia, vomiting, abdominal wall pain. The ultrasonographic picture was characterized by the presence of a hyperechoic wall of the gallbladder, an increase in the thickness of its wall, and a thickening of the mucous layer. Following mentioned symptoms including anorexia, weight loss, the presence of vomiting, decreased skin turgor, icterus of the mucous membranes, and abdominal wall pain were chosen as the main clinical symptoms of the 2nd stage of the gallbladder inflammation. Morphological signs that were selected for the diagnosis of cholecystitis were investigated by ultrasonography, including the presence of the wall hyperechoicity, thickening of the gallbladder wall, thickening of the mucous membrane layer, the presence of a suspension (mucocele) in the gallbladder and hyperechoic calculi. Presence of anorexia, a decrease in body weight, the presence of vomiting, a decrease in skin turgor, icterus of the mucous membranes, tenderness of the abdominal wall during palpation were chosen as the main clinical symptoms of the 3rd stage of gallbladder inflammation. During the 3rd stage of cholecystitis in dogs, the following signs were determined by ultrasonography: hyperechogenicity and heteroechogenicity of the gallbladder wall, thickening of the mucous membrane of the gallbladder; the presence of erosions on the mucous membrane, the presence of mucocele and hyperechoic calculi up to 5-7 mm in the gallbladder. |
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| ISSN: | 2663-1156 2663-1164 |