AlLugami Ammar, von Pückler Kerstin, Wehrend Axel, Sickinger Marlene
Clinic for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Andrology of Large and Small Animals with Ambulatory Services, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Frankfurter Str. 106, 35392, Giessen, Germany.
Clinic for Small Animals, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Frankfurter Str. 108, 35392, Giessen, Germany.
Acta Vet Scand. 2017 Mar 14;59(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s13028-017-0283-2.
Sonography is a convenient, non-invasive diagnostic modality in small ruminants, often used in reproductive management, internal medicine, and surgery. Pregnancy diagnostics and imaging anatomy and pathology of organs, such as neoplasia, are major applications. Urolithiasis is one of the most common causes of death in male sheep and goats, for which sonography is the diagnostic modality of choice. Although ultrasound-imaging techniques for kidneys, ureters, and urinary bladder in small ruminants have been described previously, this study focuses on reporting the imaging technique of the extra-pelvic portion of the urethra, as nearly all the cases of obstructive urolithiasis result from urinary stones in this part. Thirty-three Lacaune-crossbred lambs were examined using a 12 MHz linear probe in laterally recumbent animals. Using this technique, the urethral lumen could be visualised through its entire course in all lambs.
超声检查是一种适用于小型反刍动物的便捷、非侵入性诊断方法，常用于繁殖管理、内科和外科。妊娠诊断以及器官的解剖和病理成像，如肿瘤形成，是其主要应用。尿石症是雄性绵羊和山羊最常见的死亡原因之一，超声检查是其首选诊断方法。尽管此前已描述过小型反刍动物肾脏、输尿管和膀胱的超声成像技术，但本研究重点报告尿道盆腔外部分的成像技术，因为几乎所有梗阻性尿石症病例都是由该部位的尿路结石引起的。使用12兆赫线性探头对33只拉考内杂交羔羊进行侧卧位检查。采用该技术，可在所有羔羊中观察到尿道管腔的全程。
