Authors : Hayet Remichi, Meriem Rebouh and Nasseredinne Boubendir
Abstract: The renal pathology for domestic carnivores is very serious. In canine medicine, clinics and biology remain exams of the first intention for the diagnosis of various renal affections. The study aims at specifying and assessing the contribution of ultrasound in the diagnosis of dogs″ renal pathology. The study was carried on 250 dogs with different sexes, ages and weighs, presented at the department of canine medicine and general surgery, over the period 2010-2013. It enabled us to analyze the ultrasound features and their modifications in case of renal attack. Among the 250 dogs examined, 40 of them showed bio-clinical variations among which 29 showed ultrasound renal changes, nine others showed ultrasound changes yet with no alteration of the renal function. The ultrasound examination has shown a hypertrophy among 18 dogs, a renal atrophy among 12 dogs, a modification of the echo structure in 24 dogs but no change neither in the anatomic situation nor in the number of kidneys. The ultrasound shows a high sensibility and specificity for the diagnosis of renal affections in the dog. We concluded that sonography may play an important role in diagnosis and characterization of renal affections.
Hayet Remichi, Meriem Rebouh and Nasseredinne Boubendir, 2014. Ultrasound Report in the Diagnosis of Dogs Renal Pathology. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 13: 1131-1134.