Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ultrasound and Doppler show gut changes in dogs with chronic diarrhea
By Gaschen, Lorrie & Kircher, Patrick·Published in Clinical techniques in small animal practice·2007·School of Veterinary Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Two-dimensional grayscale ultrasound and spectral Doppler waveform evaluation of dogs with chronic enteropathies.
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Plain-English summary
A dog with chronic diarrhea was evaluated using ultrasound to check for issues in the gastrointestinal tract. The ultrasound showed mild thickening of the intestinal wall, which is often seen in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The study also found that dogs with IBD had poor blood flow responses when digesting food, while those with food allergies showed different blood flow patterns after eating certain foods. Understanding these ultrasound findings can help veterinarians diagnose and treat dogs with chronic gastrointestinal problems more effectively.
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Abstract
Sonography is an important diagnostic tool to examine the gastrointestinal tract of dogs with chronic diarrhea. Two-dimensional grayscale ultrasound parameters to assess for various enteropathies primarily focus on wall thickness and layering. Mild, generalized thickening of the intestinal wall with maintenance of the wall layering is common in inflammatory bowel disease. Quantitative and semi-quantitative spectral Doppler arterial waveform analysis can be utilized for various enteropathies, including inflammatory bowel disease and food allergies. Dogs with inflammatory bowel disease have inadequate hemodynamic responses during digestion of food. Dogs with food allergies have prolonged vasodilation and lower resistive and pulsatility indices after eating allergen-inducing foods.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17844818/