LESIONS OF THE RENAL PELVIS AND PROXIMAL URETER IN VARIOUS NEPHRO-UROLOGICAL CONDITIONS - AN ULTRASONOGRAPHIC STUDY

The applicability of ultrasonography was studied in the diagnosis of l esions of the renal pelvis and ureter in 10 dogs. Ultrasonographic fin dings of processes associated with dilatation and concretion formation in the renal pelvis were described and the differential diagnosis of the lesions was discussed. The authors propose a new classification sy stem for judging processes characterized by dilatation of the renal pe lvis, Experience suggests that ultrasonography is an effective procedu re in the diagnosis of certain diseases of the upper urinary tract in dogs.