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Ultrasonographic Monitoring in 38 Dogs with Clinically Suspected Acute Pancreatitis

Abdominal ultrasound examinations (AUEs) are commonly used in the diagnostic evaluation of canine acute pancreatitis (AP). The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate and monitor the ultrasonographic changes observed in dogs with clinically suspected AP on consecutive AUEs. The study pop...

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Autores principales: Puccini Leoni, Federico, Pelligra, Tina, Citi, Simonetta, Marchetti, Veronica, Gori, Eleonora, Puccinelli, Caterina
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Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7711604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33207550
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040180
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author Puccini Leoni, Federico
Pelligra, Tina
Citi, Simonetta
Marchetti, Veronica
Gori, Eleonora
Puccinelli, Caterina
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description Abdominal ultrasound examinations (AUEs) are commonly used in the diagnostic evaluation of canine acute pancreatitis (AP). The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate and monitor the ultrasonographic changes observed in dogs with clinically suspected AP on consecutive AUEs. The study population was constituted by 38 client-owned dogs hospitalized for no less than 48 h from January 2016 to December 2019. Dogs included in this study were suspected of AP based on the clinical examination and abnormal rapid specific canine pancreatic lipase test performed at admission. Dogs were submitted to two AUEs, the first on the first day of hospitalization, and the second between 40–52 h after the first one. Twelve dogs had both AUEs suggestive of AP. Fourteen dogs received an ultrasonographic diagnosis of AP exclusively on the second AUE. Twelve dogs remained negative on both the first and the second AUE. In 26 out of 38 patients the second AUE was suggestive of AP. If a patient is suspected of AP, it is advisable to carry out ultrasonographic monitoring at least within the first 52 h after admission, since ultrasonographic signs of AP may only become observable later after hospitalization.
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spelling pubmed-77116042020-12-04 Ultrasonographic Monitoring in 38 Dogs with Clinically Suspected Acute Pancreatitis Puccini Leoni, Federico Pelligra, Tina Citi, Simonetta Marchetti, Veronica Gori, Eleonora Puccinelli, Caterina Vet Sci Article Abdominal ultrasound examinations (AUEs) are commonly used in the diagnostic evaluation of canine acute pancreatitis (AP). The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate and monitor the ultrasonographic changes observed in dogs with clinically suspected AP on consecutive AUEs. The study population was constituted by 38 client-owned dogs hospitalized for no less than 48 h from January 2016 to December 2019. Dogs included in this study were suspected of AP based on the clinical examination and abnormal rapid specific canine pancreatic lipase test performed at admission. Dogs were submitted to two AUEs, the first on the first day of hospitalization, and the second between 40–52 h after the first one. Twelve dogs had both AUEs suggestive of AP. Fourteen dogs received an ultrasonographic diagnosis of AP exclusively on the second AUE. Twelve dogs remained negative on both the first and the second AUE. In 26 out of 38 patients the second AUE was suggestive of AP. If a patient is suspected of AP, it is advisable to carry out ultrasonographic monitoring at least within the first 52 h after admission, since ultrasonographic signs of AP may only become observable later after hospitalization. MDPI 2020-11-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7711604/ /pubmed/33207550 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040180 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Puccini Leoni, Federico
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Marchetti, Veronica
Gori, Eleonora
Puccinelli, Caterina
Ultrasonographic Monitoring in 38 Dogs with Clinically Suspected Acute Pancreatitis
title Ultrasonographic Monitoring in 38 Dogs with Clinically Suspected Acute Pancreatitis
title_full Ultrasonographic Monitoring in 38 Dogs with Clinically Suspected Acute Pancreatitis
title_fullStr Ultrasonographic Monitoring in 38 Dogs with Clinically Suspected Acute Pancreatitis
title_full_unstemmed Ultrasonographic Monitoring in 38 Dogs with Clinically Suspected Acute Pancreatitis
title_short Ultrasonographic Monitoring in 38 Dogs with Clinically Suspected Acute Pancreatitis
title_sort ultrasonographic monitoring in 38 dogs with clinically suspected acute pancreatitis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7711604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33207550
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040180
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