Misk N A, Semieka M A
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Assiut University, Egypt.
Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2001 Sep-Oct;42(5):426-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2001.tb00964.x.
Survey radiography is used in diagnosis of different affections in buffaloes and cattle. The aim of the present study was to assess the role of radiography in diagnosis of reticular diaphragmatic hernias and traumatic pericarditis in buffaloes and cattle. The present study was carried out on 69 animals (51 buffaloes and 18 cattle). Reticular diaphragmatic hernias (40 buffaloes, 4 cattle) and traumatic pericarditis (11 buffaloes, 14 cattle) were evaluated. Lateral right-left survey radiography of the thorax was performed. In diaphragmatic hernia, radiography revealed presence of a rounded or vertical oval mass of soft tissue opacity superimposed over the heart. Radiopaque foreign bodies of variable shape and size were seen within the herniated part of the reticulum. The apex of the heart was difficult to visualize. With traumatic pericarditis, survey radiography of the thorax revealed poor differentiation of thoracic contents. The contour of the diaphragm was lost and the cardiac silhouette was obscured. In several animals radiopaque foreign bodies (sewing needles, nails, and pieces of wire) were detected at the level of the heart or in the area connecting the dome of the diaphragm with the heart.
X线普查用于诊断水牛和黄牛的不同病症。本研究的目的是评估X线摄影在诊断水牛和黄牛的膈疝和创伤性心包炎中的作用。本研究对69只动物（51头水牛和18头黄牛）进行。对膈疝（40头水牛，4头黄牛）和创伤性心包炎（11头水牛，14头黄牛）进行了评估。对胸部进行了右-左侧位X线普查。在膈疝中，X线摄影显示心脏上方有一个圆形或垂直椭圆形的软组织密度增高影。在网胃疝出部位可见形状和大小各异的不透X线异物。心脏尖端难以显影。对于创伤性心包炎，胸部X线普查显示胸腔内容物分辨不清。膈肌轮廓消失，心脏轮廓模糊。在几只动物中，在心脏水平或连接膈肌穹窿与心脏的区域检测到不透X线异物（缝针、钉子和金属丝碎片）。
