Laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery for the treatment of canine dioctophymosis.
J Vet Med Sci
; 84(4): 618-623, 2022 Apr 15.
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| ID: mdl-35264495
ABSTRACT
This paper reports on two cases of laparoscopic nephrotomy employed in the treatment of canine dioctophymosis, which is considered a unusual procedure and a new treatment proposal heretofore not performed in veterinary medicine. Two patients were treated, one with a history of hematuria and the other with incidental finding of the parasite in the abdominal cavity during elective ovariohysterectomy. Both dogs were subjected to abdominal ultrasound, which produced images indicating the presence of the parasite in the right side kidney, but with partial parenchymal preservation. The patients were therefore subjected to laparoscopic nephrotomy. The surgical procedure was effective in treating dioctophymosis and enabled minimum tissue invasion during surgery, in addition to preservation of the kidney.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Enoplida Infections
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Laparoscopy
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Dog Diseases
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Kidney Neoplasms
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
J Vet Med Sci
Journal subject:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brasil