Casuística das afecções do sistema reprodutor de cães diagnosticados pela ultrassonografia no Hospital Veterinário da UFRA (Belém/PA) em 2015 / Ultrasonographic survey related to reproductive system of dogs treated at the Veterinary Hospital of UFRA (Belém/PA) in 2015

ABSTRACT

Ultrasonography is a powerful ally of the medical clinic, assisting in the definition of gynecologicaldiagnoses and andrological pathologies. The aim of this study was to present the ultrasonographic survey of themain reproductive disorders of dogs at the Diagnostic Imaging Sector of the Veterinary Hospital at FederalRural University of Amazon from January to December 2015. Abdominal ultrasound examinations of 200canines of both sexes and different age groups were performed, and the data referring to the diagnoses ofreproductive alterations were recorded and tabulated in spreadsheet and organized in percentages according tothe prevalence. 887 ultrasound examinations were performed where 200 dogs presented diseases related to thereproductive organs, representing 22.5% of the casuistry. From the aid of this diagnostic method, it wasevidenced that the main ilnesses that affect reproductive system of dogs attended by this institution werepyometra and benign prostatic hyperplasia.(AU)