超声评估原发性肾上腺皮质功能减退症或类似疾病犬的肾上腺。

Ultrasonographic evaluation of adrenal glands in dogs with primary hypoadrenocorticism or mimicking diseases.

机构信息

Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.

出版信息

Vet Rec. 2010 Aug 7;167(6):207-10. doi: 10.1136/vr.c4235.

DOI:10.1136/vr.c4235

PMID:20693504

Abstract

The adrenal glands of 30 dogs with primary adrenal insufficiency (hypoadrenocorticism) were measured ultrasonographically and compared with those of 14 healthy dogs and those of 10 dogs with diseases mimicking hypoadrenocorticism. Thickness and length of the adrenals were measured on abdominal ultrasonography and the results for each group were compared. Dogs with primary hypoadrenocorticism had significantly thinner adrenals compared with the other two groups, and their left adrenal glands were also significantly shorter than those of healthy dogs. Adrenal ultrasonography may be of diagnostic value in dogs with clinical signs suggestive of primary hypoadrenocorticism, as a left adrenal gland measuring less than 3.2 mm in thickness is strongly suggestive of the disease.

摘要

对 30 例原发性肾上腺皮质功能减退症（肾上腺皮质功能减退）犬的肾上腺进行了超声测量，并与 14 例健康犬和 10 例类似肾上腺皮质功能减退症的疾病犬的肾上腺进行了比较。对腹部超声测量的肾上腺厚度和长度进行了比较。原发性肾上腺皮质功能减退症犬的肾上腺明显变薄，与其他两组相比，其左肾上腺也明显短于健康犬。肾上腺超声检查对具有原发性肾上腺皮质功能减退症临床症状的犬具有诊断价值，因为左肾上腺厚度小于 3.2 毫米强烈提示该病。