Steyn P F, Wittum T E
Department of Radiological Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80526.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1993 Jan 15;202(2):307-12.
In this study, we found that the rate at which radiographically diagnosed simultaneous pleural and peritoneal effusions (double effusion [DE]) developed was highest in dogs and cats with infectious causes of pleuritis and/or peritonitis and in those with pancreatitis. However, DE were observed more frequently in dogs and cats with neoplastic and cardiovascular diseases. Nonneoplastic liver disease was also documented as a cause of DE in the population of this study. Frequency of DE was increased in males and in animals > 6 years old. The finding of simultaneous pleural and peritoneal effusions can be considered an indicator of disease severity, and warrants a poor to grave prognosis.
在本研究中，我们发现，在患有胸膜炎和/或腹膜炎的感染性病因的犬猫以及患有胰腺炎的犬猫中，经影像学诊断的同时性胸腔和腹腔积液（双腔积液[DE]）的发生率最高。然而，在患有肿瘤和心血管疾病的犬猫中，DE更为常见。非肿瘤性肝病在本研究群体中也被记录为DE的一个病因。雄性和6岁以上动物的DE发生率增加。同时出现胸腔和腹腔积液的发现可被视为疾病严重程度的一个指标，预示预后不良至严重。
