| dc.contributor.author | Mathai, LW | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kihurani, D | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-28T08:29:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-11-28T08:29:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mathai LW, Kihurani D. The Diagnosis Of Bladder Calculus with emphasis on Ultrasonography in a dog: A Case Report. Nairobi: University of Nairobi; 2013. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/lmathai/publications/diagnosis-bladder-calculus-emphasis-ultrasonography-dog-case-report | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/60910 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A
10kg, 5
year old dachshund bitch
(case no 36181)
was
presented to the Universit
y
of Nairobi
Small Animal Clinic (UON, SAC) with a history of hematuria.
The patient was mildly
dehydrated and dull. Palpation of the ventral abdomen elicited discomfort. Observatio
n
at
micturition revealed that
blood was voided
at the end of
micturition
.
Hematological examination
showed presence of cytoplasmic
morulae of
Ehrlichia Phagocytophilum
.
Lateral and ventro
-
dorsal r
adiographic view
s
revealed presence of
a
bladder calculus
. Ultrasound examination
showed presence of a hyp
er
-
echoic mass which cast a clear acoustic shadow distal to it located in
the bladder.
The calculus measured about 2.5cm horizontal diameter and 1cm vertical diameter.
The urine
appeared
anechoic with no debris and the bladder wall measured 0.2mm thickness
.
The calc
u
l
us
was removed by a cystotomy procedure | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
| dc.title | The Diagnosis Of Bladder Calculus With Emphasis On Ultrasonography In A Dog: A Case Report | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | School of medicine | en |
