Batista P R, Gobello C, Rube A, Corrada Y A, Tórtora M, Blanco P G
Cardiology Laboratory, Clinics Department, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, National University of La Plata (FVS-NULP), La Plata, Argentina; CONICET, Argentina.
CONICET, Argentina; Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Basic Sciences Department, FVS-NULP, La Plata, Argentina.
Theriogenology. 2016 Apr 15;85(7):1258-61. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.12.008. Epub 2015 Dec 20.
Doppler ultrasound is a useful diagnosis tool to evaluate uterine blood flow in different canine reproductive states. The aim of this study was to describe and compare uterine blood flow in bitches suffering from cystic endometrial hyperplasia (CEH) and CEH-pyometra complex (CEH-P). Ninety diestrous bitches were clinically, hematologically, and ultrasonographically classified into four groups: (1) clinical signs, leukocytosis, CEH, and uterine luminal contents (CEH-P, n = 31); (2) asymptomatic bitches with CEH and uterine contents (CEH-C, n = 15); (3) asymptomatic bitches with CEH without uterine contents (CEH, n = 16); and (4) normal diestrous bitches (ND, n = 28). The widest cross-sectional diameter and uterine wall thickness (W) of uterine horns were measured using two-dimensional ultrasound. Peak systolic velocity and end diastolic velocity of uterine arteries were measured by Doppler ultrasound in all the bitches. Peak systolic velocity and end diastolic velocity were higher in CEH-P than in CEH-C, CEH, and ND (P < 0.01); although both parameters did not show differences among the latter three groups (P > 0.1). Conversely, resistance index (RI) reported lower values in CEH-P than that in the other three groups (P < 0.01), being ND higher (P < 0.01) than both CEH-C and CEH which did not differ between themselves (P > 0.1). When all the bitches were considered, correlation between RI and cross-sectional diameter was r = -0.69 (P < 0.01) and between RI and uterine wall thickness was r = -0.02 (P > 0.1). It is concluded that the uterine artery blood flow velocity of bitches suffering from pyometra was higher, not only from normal bitches, but also from females with endometrial hyperplasia. Furthermore, endometrial hyperplasia, accompanied or not by luminal contents, had a higher blood flow velocity than normal uterus. Hemodynamic parameters appear as useful markers to differentiate uterine pathologic conditions.
多普勒超声是评估不同犬类生殖状态下子宫血流的一种有用的诊断工具。本研究的目的是描述和比较患有囊性子宫内膜增生(CEH)和CEH-子宫积脓综合征(CEH-P)的母犬的子宫血流情况。90只处于发情后期的母犬通过临床、血液学和超声检查被分为四组:(1)有临床症状、白细胞增多、CEH且子宫腔内有内容物(CEH-P,n = 31);(2)无症状但患有CEH且子宫内有内容物的母犬(CEH-C,n = 15);(3)无症状但患有CEH且子宫内无内容物的母犬(CEH,n = 16);(4)正常发情后期母犬(ND,n = 28)。使用二维超声测量子宫角的最宽横截面直径和子宫壁厚度(W)。通过多普勒超声测量所有母犬子宫动脉的收缩期峰值流速和舒张末期流速。CEH-P组的收缩期峰值流速和舒张末期流速高于CEH-C组、CEH组和ND组(P < 0.01);而后三组之间这两个参数无差异(P > 0.1)。相反,CEH-P组的阻力指数(RI)低于其他三组(P < 0.01),ND组高于CEH-C组和CEH组(P < 0.01),而CEH-C组和CEH组之间无差异(P > 0.1)。当考虑所有母犬时,RI与横截面直径之间的相关性为r = -0.69(P < 0.01),RI与子宫壁厚度之间的相关性为r = -0.02(P > 0.1)。结论是,患有子宫积脓的母犬的子宫动脉血流速度不仅高于正常母犬,也高于患有子宫内膜增生的母犬。此外,无论是否伴有腔内内容物,子宫内膜增生的母犬的血流速度都高于正常子宫。血流动力学参数似乎是区分子宫病理状况的有用标志物。