ULTRASONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF PYELONEPHRITIS IN A COW

Authors
HAYASHI H BILLER DS RINGS DM MIYABAYASHI T
Citation
H. Hayashi et al., ULTRASONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF PYELONEPHRITIS IN A COW, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 205(5), 1994, pp. 736-738
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031488
Volume
205
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
736 - 738
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1488(1994)205:5<736:UDOPIA>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Ultrasonographic changes that may be associated with pyelonephritis in clude a dilated renal collecting system, renal or ureteral calculi, ec hogenic material within the renal collecting system, and subjective en largement of the kidney with acute disease or a small irregular kidney with chronic disease. Ultrasonography may help to determine disease s everity, to direct the course of treatment, and to improve the accurac y of diagnosis and prognosis.