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Soliveres E, Picavet P, Bouvy B, Heimann M, Bolen G. Subacute paraplegia in a 6-year-old spayed female Basset Hound. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2023; 261:1561-1563. [PMID: 37495231 DOI: 10.2460/javma.23.05.0252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Eugénie Soliveres
- 1Department of Clinical Sciences, FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ULiège, Liège, Belgium
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- 1Department of Clinical Sciences, FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ULiège, Liège, Belgium
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- 1Department of Clinical Sciences, FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ULiège, Liège, Belgium
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- 1Department of Clinical Sciences, FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ULiège, Liège, Belgium
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Soliveres E, Mc Entee K, Couvreur T, Fastrès A, Roels E, Merveille AC, Tutunaru AC, Clercx C, Bolen G. Utility of Computed Tomographic Angiography for Pulmonary Hypertension Assessment in a Cohort of West Highland White Terriers With or Without Canine Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:732133. [PMID: 34631858 PMCID: PMC8495013 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.732133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
West Highland white terriers (WHWTs) affected with canine idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (CIPF) are at risk of developing precapillary pulmonary hypertension (PH). In humans, thoracic computed tomography angiography (CTA) is commonly used to diagnose and monitor patients with lower airway diseases. In such patients, CTA helps to identify comorbidities, such as PH, that could negatively impact prognosis. Diameter of the pulmonary trunk (PT), pulmonary trunk-to-aorta ratio (PT/Ao), and right ventricle-to-left ventricle ratio (RV/LV) are CTA parameters commonly used to assess the presence of PH. Pulmonary vein-to-right pulmonary artery ratio (PV/PA) is a new echocardiographic parameter that can be used in dogs to diagnose PH. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the use of various CTA parameters to diagnose PH. An additional aim was to evaluate the correlation of RV/LV measurements between different CTA planes. CTA and echocardiography were prospectively performed on a total of 47 WHWTs; 22 affected with CIPF and 25 presumed healthy control dogs. Dogs were considered to have PH if pulmonary vein-to-right pulmonary artery ratio (PV/PA) measured on 2D-mode echocardiography was less than to 0.7. WHWTs affected with CIPF had higher PT/Ao compared with control patients. In WHWTs affected with CIPF, PT size was larger in dogs with PH (15.4 mm) compared with dogs without PH (13 mm, p = 0.003). A cutoff value of 13.8 mm predicted PH in WHWTs affected with CIPF with a sensitivity of 90% and a specificity of 87% (AUC = 0.93). High correlations were observed between the different CTA planes of RV/LV. Results suggest that diameter of the PT measured by CTA can be used to diagnose PH in WHWTs with CIPF.
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- Eugénie Soliveres
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Christian Hospital Center Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Shimizu N, Hamaide A, Soliveres E, Heimann M, Noel S, Bolen G. Ultrasound-guided transurethral urinary bladder biopsy using an endoscopic biopsy forceps in dogs: 27 cases (2016-2019). J Small Anim Pract 2021; 62:788-794. [PMID: 33977543 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe an ultrasound-guided transurethral bladder biopsy technique using endoscopic forceps and its results in dogs of different sizes with different lesion locations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records of dogs that underwent ultrasound-guided transurethral bladder biopsy with endoscopic forceps were retrospectively reviewed. Patient signalment, lesion location, use of urinary catheter as a guide, outcome of the procedure and histopathology results were retrieved. RESULTS Twenty-seven dogs underwent this procedure. Biopsy samples were successfully obtained in 23 dogs. Insertion of the endoscopic forceps without a urinary catheter allowed the procedure to be performed in patients with a small urethral diameter without complication. The procedure was unsuccessful in dogs with a urethral diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the biopsy forceps (i.e. 1.8 mm), either due to small patient size or obstructive urethral lesion. All biopsy samples allowed histopathological diagnosis. No complications were reported after the procedure. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE This non-invasive biopsy technique should be considered in patients with bladder lesions in which histopathological diagnosis is needed, especially when endoscopic examination is not feasible. By use of the Doppler mode, biopsy retrieval was safe also when the lesion was highly vascularised.
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- N Shimizu
- Department of Clinical Sciences (Small Animals and Equids), FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences (Small Animals and Equids), FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences (Small Animals and Equids), FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Anapet SPRL, Anatomie Pathologique Vétérinaire Pour Animaux de Compagnie, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences (Small Animals and Equids), FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences (Small Animals and Equids), FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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