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IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—BILATERAL ORTHOTOPIC URETEROCELES IN A DOG
Author(s) -
SECREST SCOTT,
BRITT LISA,
COOK CRISTI
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2011.01807.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ureterocele , pyelogram , radiology , vesicoureteral reflux , urinary system , radiography , computed tomography , ureter , urinary bladder , surgery , anatomy , pathology , disease , reflux
A 5‐year‐old neutered male Akita had a 5‐month history of hematuria. Bilateral orthotopic ureteroceles were diagnosed using a combination of sonography, computed tomography (CT), and radiography. With CT excretory urography, the ureteroceles appeared as two intraluminal cystic structures in the vesicoureteral region of the urinary bladder, which directly communicated with dilated ureters. Unlike the other imaging modalities CT excretory urography provided a definitive diagnosis by confirming the communication between the hydroureters and the cystic dilations in the caudodorsal aspect of the urinary bladder.