KOMPARATIVNA RADIOLOŠKA I ULTRAZVUČNA DIJAGNOSTIKA UROLITA PASA. (Bosnian)

COMPARATIVE RADIOGRAPHIC AND ULTRASONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF UROLITHIASIS IN DOGS. (English)

Urolithiasis is a significant and common problem in dogs, which requires rapid diagnosis due to possible complications caused by the presence of uroliths. Abdominal radiology and ultrasonography enables definitive diagnosis of urolithiasis and it is an mandatory procedure in animals with persistent clinical signs of this disorder. The aim of this study was to compare the possibilities of radiography and ultrasonography, as the main diagnostic procedures, in the detection of urolithiasis in dogs. The research was conducted in the period from October 2020 to October 2021, where a total of 117 dogs were examined. Radiography and ultrasonography revealed the presence of uroliths in 32.48% of dogs, and most uroliths were localized in the urinary bladder. Based on the obtained results, it can be concluded that both diagnostic procedures gave satisfactory results in the diagnosis of urolithiasis in dogs. Native radiography proved to be a better method in the diagnosis of uroliths present in the kidneys, ureters and urethra, but ultrasonography is superior in the detection of uroliths in the bladder. Therefore, the simultaneous application of these procedures is recommended to increase the possibility of diagnosing urolithiasis in dogs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Urolitijaza predstavlja značajan i čest problem pasa, koji zahteva brzu dijagnostiku zbog mogućih posledičnih komplikacija izazvanih samim prisustvom urolita. Rendgenografija i ultrasonografija abdomena omogućavaju postavljanje konačne dijagnoze urolitijaze i predstavljaju obaveznu proceduru kod životinja sa perzistentnim kliničkim znacima ovog poremećaja. Cilj istraživanja je bila komparacija mogućnosti rendgenografije i ultrasonografije, kao glavnih dijagnostičnih metoda, u detekciji urolitijaze pasa. Istraživanje je sprovedeno u periodu od oktobra 2020. do oktobra 2021. godine, pri čemu je ukupno pregledano 117 pasa. Rendgenskim i ultrazvučnim pregledom utvrđeno je prisustvo urolita kod 32,48% pasa, a većina urolita su bila lokalizovana u mokraćnoj bešici. Na osnovu dobijenih rezultata može se zaključiti da obe dijagnostičke metode daju zadovoljavajuće rezultate u dijagnostici urolitijaze pasa. Nativna rendgenografija se pokazala kao bolja metoda u dijagnostici urolita prisutnih u bubrezima, ureterima i uretri, a ultrasonografija u detekciji urolita u mokraćnoj bešici, te se preporučuje simultana primena ovih metoda radi povećanja mogućnosti dijagnostikovanja urolitijaze pasa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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