scholarly journals Pulmonary shunts in severe hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: Diagnosis by contrast echocardiography and their relationship with abdominal ultrasound findings

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. e0005417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liana Gonçalves-Macedo ◽  
Ana Lucia Coutinho Domingues ◽  
Edmundo Pessoa Lopes ◽  
Carlos Feitosa Luna ◽  
Vitor Gomes Mota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contrast Echocardiography ◽  
Abdominal Ultrasound ◽  
Ultrasound Findings ◽  
Hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis

scholarly journals Abdominal ultrasound in amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) (Natterer, 1883)

2023 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. H. A. Barreto ◽  
A. S .S. Ribeiro ◽  
L. N. Coutinho ◽  
L. A. Moraes ◽  
P. Souza-Júnior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Bladder ◽  
Subcutaneous Tissue ◽  
Abdominal Cavity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Abdominal Ultrasound ◽  
Diagnosis And Prognosis ◽  
Ultrasound Findings ◽  
Real Time Information ◽  
Time Information ◽  
Reduced Time

Abstract Morphophysiological species researches are fundamental, and diagnostic imaging is an excellent technique, already used in wild animals, with great application, not invasive and provide real-time information of each body. Amazonian manatees are on the list of endangered animals classified in the vulnerable category and knowledge of the normal pattern of ultrasound anatomy of organs and tissues is important for the maintenance and well-being of captive specimens contributing to reintroduction actions. The objective of the study was to standardize the examination technique and describe the ultrasound findings of the liver, gallbladder, stomach, urinary bladder and the subcutaneous tissue of the abdominal region in Trichechus inunguis, in order to contribute with the anatomical and sonographic knowledge and assist in the diagnosis and prognosis diseases. The study used 18 animals to describe the normal sonographic anatomy in the abdominal cavity of the Amazonian manatee. During abdominal scan, it was possible to visualize the features of the liver, gallbladder, stomach, urinary bladder obtained satisfactory results in this study. Therefore, other structures were not primarily identified by the reduced time, lots of fat and gases in intestines of animals.

scholarly journals Trans-abdominal ultrasonic findings correlated with CD4+ counts in adult HIV-infected patients in Benin, Nigeria

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
B O-E Igbinedion ◽  
T T Marchie ◽  
E Ogbeide
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Ultrasound ◽  
Cd4 Count ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Abdominal Ultrasonography ◽  
Cd4 Counts ◽  
Splenic Parenchyma ◽  
Ultrasound Findings ◽  
The Common ◽  
Classification Index ◽  
The University

Objective: The objective of this study is to document the abdominal ultrasound findings in HIV infected patients and compare it with their CD4+ count. Patients and method: 300 confirmed HIV positive patients had abdominal ultrasonography done at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital from November 2007 to January 2008. Each patient’s sonographic findings were correlated with their CD4+ category using the WHO’s HIV classification index. Result: Splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, renomegaly, hyperechoic splenic parenchyma, increased renal echogenicity and lymphadenopathy are among the common sonographic findings. However, few of these findings correlated statistically with the CD4+ count. Conclusion: The versatile diagnostic tool, ultrasound, should continue to be an important imaging equipment in several impoverished communities. In the evaluation of HIV infected patients, its use is invaluable and should be promoted.

scholarly journals Comparison between clinical and ultrasonographic findings in cases of periportal fibrosis in an endemic area for schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aluízio Prata ◽  
Raiza Ruiz-Guevara ◽  
Carlos Mauricio de Figueiredo Antunes ◽  
Carolina Coimbra Marinho ◽  
Leonardo Campos Queiroz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Fibrosis ◽  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Endemic Area ◽  
Abdominal Ultrasound ◽  
Left Lobe ◽  
Liver Involvement ◽  
Periportal Fibrosis ◽  
Ultrasound Findings ◽  
Group 3 ◽  
Group 2

INTRODUCTION: Abdominal palpation and ultrasound findings among patients from an endemic area for schistosomiasis in Brazil who had been followed up for 27 years were compared. METHODS: In 2004, 411 patients from Brejo do Espírito Santo, in the State of Bahia, were selected for the present investigation after giving their written informed consent. Based on clinical data, they were divided into three groups: 41 patients with evidence of liver fibrosis in 2004 (Group 1); 102 patients with evidence of liver fibrosis in the past (1976-1989) but not in 2004 (Group 2); and 268 patients without evidence of liver fibrosis at any time during the 27-year follow-up (Group 3). All of the patients underwent abdominal ultrasound in which the examiner did not know the result from the clinical examination. The data were stored in a database. RESULTS: The prevalence of periportal fibrosis on ultrasound was 82.9%, 56.9% and 13.4% in Groups 1, 2 and 3, respectively. In the presence of hard, nodular liver or prominent left lobe and a hard palpable spleen, ultrasound revealed periportal fibrosis in 70.9%. However, periportal fibrosis was diagnosed using ultrasound in 25.4% of the patients in the absence of clinical evidence of liver involvement. Thus, ultrasound diagnosed periportal fibrosis 3.1 times more frequently than clinical examination did. CONCLUSIONS: Although clinical examination is important in evaluating morbidity due to Manson's schistosomiasis in endemic areas, ultrasound is more accurate in diagnosing liver involvement and periportal fibrosis.

Abdominal Ultrasound Findings in HIV Patients: A Pictorial Review

Ultrasound ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G. Kawooya ◽  
Zeridah Muyinda ◽  
Rosemary Byanyima ◽  
Elsie Kiguli Malwadde
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Ultrasound ◽  
Hiv Patients ◽  
Pictorial Review ◽  
Ultrasound Findings

scholarly journals Abdominal ultrasound findings mimicking hematological malignancies in a study of 218 gaucher patients

1997 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orit Neudorfer ◽  
Irith Hadas-Halpern ◽  
Deborah Elstein ◽  
Ayala Abrahamov ◽  
Ari Zimran
Keyword(s):  
Hematological Malignancies ◽  
Abdominal Ultrasound ◽  
Ultrasound Findings

Clinicopathological and ultrasonographic features of cats with eosinophilic enteritis

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 950-956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Tucker ◽  
Dominique G Penninck ◽  
John H Keating ◽  
Cynthia RL Webster
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Clinical Pathology ◽  
Abdominal Ultrasound ◽  
Clinicopathological Feature ◽  
Peripheral Eosinophilia ◽  
High Power Field ◽  
Tissue Eosinophilia ◽  
Ultrasound Findings ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Jejunal Wall

Eosinophilic enteritis (EE) in cats is poorly characterized. The aim of the current study was to retrospectively evaluate the clinical and ultrasonographic findings in cats with histologic evidence of eosinophilic inflammation on gastrointestinal biopsy. Twenty-five cats with tissue eosinophilia on surgical (10) or endoscopic (15) biopsy of the gastrointestinal tract, having an abdominal ultrasound performed within 48 h of biopsy acquisition, were enrolled. History, clinical presentation, clinical pathology and abdominal ultrasound findings were reviewed. Intestinal biopsies were evaluated by a single pathologist and separated into two groups based on the degree of eosinophilic infiltrate: mild (<10 eosinophils/high-power field [HPF], 11/25 cats), or moderate/marked (>10 eosinophils/HPF, 14/25 cats). The former were considered primary lymphoplasmacytic or lymphocytic inflammatory bowel disease (LPE) with subtle eosinophilic infiltrates, and the latter to have EE. Signalment, history and clinical signs were similar in all cats. Only cats with EE (6/14) had palpably thickened intestines. The only distinguishing clinicopathological feature of cats with EE was the presence of peripheral eosinophilia (6/14). On ultrasound, when compared with cats with LPE, cats with EE had a greater mean jejunal wall thickness (3.34 mm ± 0.72 mm vs 4.07 mm ± 0.58 mm, respectively) and an increased incidence of thickening of the muscularis layer (1/11 and 11/14, respectively). In conclusion, ultrasonographic evidence of a prominent intestinal muscularis layer, palpably thickened intestines and peripheral eosinophilia can serve as biomarkers for the presence of EE in cats with chronic intestinal signs.

scholarly journals Small Intestine Ultrasound Findings on Horses Following Exploratory Laparotomy, Can We Predict Postoperative Reflux?

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1106
Author(s):  
Gabriel Cuevas-Ramos ◽  
Lara Domenech ◽  
Marta Prades
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
Postoperative Period ◽  
Intestinal Resection ◽  
Exploratory Laparotomy ◽  
Abdominal Ultrasound ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Postoperative Reflux ◽  
Intestinal Pathology ◽  
Ultrasound Findings ◽  
Small Intestinal

Postoperative reflux (POR) is a well-recognized complication after colic surgery in horses, particularly when presenting small intestinal pathology. Even though much has been written about the pathophysiology and management of POR, additional clinical studies are needed to better understand and anticipate this complication. The aim of the study was to provide clinical evidence of ultrasound findings in the postoperative period (three days). The study is based on transcutaneous abdominal ultrasounds of the caudoventral abdomen during the postoperative period (three days), in 58 horses, presented for an exploratory laparotomy, and compared to 20 horses that underwent general anesthesia for an elective surgical procedure. Small intestine (SI) images and videos were analyzed for loop number, loop diameter, wall thickness, motility, and echogenic type of loop contents. Ultrasound findings of horses that had a large colon pathology were similar to those of the control group. Interestingly, horses that presented an SI pathology had significantly thicker SI walls, increased loop diameter, slower motility, and hypoechoic contents, particularly in horses that had undergone small intestinal resection and anastomosis. Although the number of horses that developed POR in our study was too small for statistical analysis, they all had the aforementioned ultrasonographic changes. Abdominal ultrasound, during the postoperative period (three days), was a useful method to identify horses with abnormal small intestinal parameters. Further investigation as to whether these parameters can be used to predict POR in a larger population is warranted.

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