Ultrasound diagnostics of portal hypertension of dogs
Abstract
Today, widespread diagnostic methods have become widely used, with which one can confidently refer to ultrasound research. In veterinary medicine, ultrasound types of research are screening. Thus, in the study of some systems or organs by ultrasound methods, there is no single clear and all adopted algorithm of the survey. A striking example of this, can be the ultrasound research of the blood flow portal canal.
The purpose of the study is to develop a simple and at the same time an effective algorithm for ultrasound diagnostics of portal hypertension, and its forms.
Research was conducted on the basе of the clinic of veterinary medicine "4 paws" in Kiev. The material of the study was 30 dogs with symptoms of ascites with suspicion of portal hypertension. The study was conducted on a Philips HDI 4000 ultrasound machine using a 3.5 MHz convex sensor in gray scale and color doppler.
In general, 30 dogs with signs of ascites and suspicion of portal hypertension were investigated, of which 10 animals were diagnosed with a under hepatic form of portal hypertension, two of which had signs of tumor growth in the abdominal cavity, with a diagnosis of lhepatic form of portal hypertension of 12 animals , and with the diagnosis of over the hepatic form of portal hypertension of 8 animals.
Based on the conducted studies, it can be concluded that ultrasound diagnosis and dopplerography of vessels in the portal can be considered a priority method for diagnosis of portal hypertension, due to its minimally invasive and high reliability. It is also worth noting that with the help of ultrasound diagnosis and dopplerography of the vessels of the portal canal, a more exact choice of direction of and technique of surgical treatment of sick animals is possible.
Keywords: dogs, ascites, portal hypertension, ultrasound diagnostics, doplerography, vessels of portal canal
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