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in long and short axes (Figure 14). always evaluate
the trigone area carefully, particularly as it extends
caudally into the urethra or prostate gland (if the dog
is a male) (
Figure 15).
IN SUMMARY
it is important to be systematic about your
examinations and make sure that all images/video clips
are correctly labeled and all normal/abnormal fndings
are well documented for future reference, particularly
when follow-up evaluations are used, as in complex
medicine cases or oncology cases. Part 2 of this article
will review further exploration of the abdomen.
Us = ultrasound
Suggested Reading
Kremkau F. Sonography Principles and Instruments, 8th ed. Philadelphia:
saunders-elsevier, 2010.
mattoon J, nyland T. Small Animal Abdominal Ultrasound, 3rd ed.
Philadelphia: saunders-elsevier, 2014.
Penninck d, d'anjou m. Atlas of Small Animal Abdominal Ultrasound,
2nd ed. ames, ia: Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
Figure 15. Long-axis image of the prostate
gland in a neutered male (A). in the neutered
male, the prostate gland is seen as a hypoechoic
fusiform-shaped enlargement of the proximal
urethra. in an intact male dog with benign
prostatic hyperplasia, the prostate is enlarged
and hyperechoic. A transverse view of an
enlarged prostate ( arrow) is shown in B.
A
B