Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with kidney infection and portosystemic shunt treated with surgery
By Lim, Jongsu et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2016·Institute of Animal Medicine, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Emphysematous pyonephrosis associated with extrahepatic portosystemic shunt in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 16-month-old female Maltese was brought to the vet because she was acting depressed and vomiting. Tests showed that her right kidney was swollen with gas and fluid, and there was a blockage in her ureter caused by a stone. The dog also had a condition called extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (EHPSS), which affects blood flow in the liver. The vet performed surgery to remove the affected kidney and fix the blood flow issue. After five months, the dog was doing well with no complications.
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Abstract
A 16-month-old intact female Maltese dog was referred for examination of depression and vomiting. Ultrasonography revealed dilated right renal pelvis containing echogenic fluid with free gas. A hyperechoic material suspected of urolith was identified in the right ureter. Computed tomography revealed emphysematous change of the right kidney associated with ureteral obstruction and extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (EHPSS). Ureteronephrectomy and surgical correction were performed for the EHPSS. Escherichia coli was isolated from pus from the right kidney. Quantitative analysis revealed that the urolith was an ammonium urate stone. After 5 months follow-up, no complication was observed. This is the first report of emphysematous pyonephrosis associated with EHPSS in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26668166/