Bj. Rivers et al., ULTRASONOGRAPHIC-GUIDED, PERCUTANEOUS ANTEGRADE PYELOGRAPHY - TECHNIQUE AND CLINICAL-APPLICATION IN THE DOG AND CAT, The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 33(1), 1997, pp. 61-68
Fluoroscopically guided, percutaneous antegrade pyelography in canine
patients has been described previously in the veterinary literature. T
his report describes the technique with ultrasonographic guidance and
its clinical application in the diagnosis of four cases (two dogs, two
cats) of obstructive uropathy The technique provided successful diagn
osis of ureteral obstruction in all four cases. No complications were
observed in three cases. In one feline case, ureteral obstruction with
a blood clot occurred following the procedure; however, it could not
be ascertained whether this event represented a complication of the te
chnique.