Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ultrasound tool helps break bladder stones in male dogs with ESWL
By Andrade, Enrico et al.·Published in International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology·2006·Department of Urology, Brazil·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Development of a urinary lithiasis localizer mechanism to couple ultrasound and extracorporeal lithotripsy equipment in canine model.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Seven male dogs with urinary stones were treated using a new system that combines ultrasound with a common stone-breaking procedure called extracorporeal lithotripsy (ESWL). The dogs had stones placed in their bladders, and the ultrasound helped locate these stones before treatment. After the procedure, all the dogs successfully passed the stones during their first urination, and there were no complications for up to 60 days. This new method could improve the treatment of urinary stones, especially those that are hard to see on X-rays.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Due to the evolution of extracorporeal lithotripsy equipment (ESWL) and presently, the fact that most part of the equipment does not present ultrasound to localize urinary calculi, a system that allows adapting ultrasound equipment to ESWL equipment was developed, disposing only of fluoroscopy. Thus, this equipment was developed and was tested in urinary stones in canine models, to check its precision in relation to fluoroscopy. METHOD: Seven male dogs were utilized with the introduction, in the bladder through the ureteral route, of chalkstones, with initial localization by fluoroscopy, with a further ultrasound coincidence check localization of the vesical stones, being submitted to ESWL with a 3-hour, 21 days and 60 days follow-up after the procedure. RESULTS: Success of localization in all animals was verified presenting elimination of stones in the first micturitions, after ESWL. No complications were verified in those animals for 60 days. CONCLUSION: We verified that this equipment can lead to an update of the equipment that use only fluoroscopy, increasing in this way, their technical capacity in the treatment of urinary calculi, mainly in cases of non-radiopaque stones.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17081331/