Rendgenološka i ultrazvučna dijagnostika bolesti donjih mokraćnih puteva u mačke

master's thesis

• Title (english): Radiological and Ultrasound Diagnosis of Lower Urinary Tract Diseases in Cats
• Author: Maja Švaljek
• Mentor: Damir Stanin (mentor)
• Committee member: Berislav Radišić
• Committee member: Alen Slavica
• Committee member: Damir Stanin
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; (Department of Radiology, Ultrasound Diagnostic and Physical Therapy); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2015-10-21, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Veterinary Medicine; Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Abstract

Bolest donjih mokraćnih puteva kod mačaka (FLUTD, engl. feline lower urinary tract disease) je izraz koji se koristi za opisivanje patoloških stanja koja zahvaćaju mokraćni mjehur i/ ili uretru kod mačaka i smatra se jednim od najčešćih zdravstvenih problema mačaka.
U dijagnostici se, uz detaljnu anamnezu, klinički pregled, laboratorijske analize urina i krvi, koriste i rendgenološka i ultrazvučna pretraga donjih mokraćnih puteva. Rendgenološkom i ultrazvučnom pretragom može se identificirati oblik, veličina i smještaj mokraćnog mjehura i uretre te njihove različite patološke promjene. Vrlo su korisne, ali i ekonomične dijagnostičke metode.
U rendgenografiji se koristi nekoliko metoda: nativna rendgenografija, rendgenografija s pozitivnim kontrastnim sredstvom, s negativnim kontrastnim sredstvom i pomoću dvostrukog kontrasta. Rendgenografsko snimanje mokraćnog mjehura i uretre može biti korisno u identificiranju niza uzroka FLUTD- a, npr. za dijagnosticiranje pojedinih tipova mokraćnih kamenaca, rupture mokraćnog mjehura/ uretre, uretralne strikture ili tumora.
Ultrazvučna pretraga je vrlo dobra dijagnostička metoda za prikaz mokraćnog mjehura, dok je za prikaz uretre uglavnom ograničena na njen prednji dio. Može se koristiti u identificiranju kamenaca mokraćnog mjehura, zadebljanja stijenke mokraćnog mjehura, tumorskih masa u mjehuru i uretri te strikture uretre. Općenito se smatra da je za što precizniju dijagnozu bolesti donjih mokraćnih puteva najbolje koristiti kombinaciju rendgenološke i ultrazvuče pretrage, uz ostale dijagnostičke metode.

Abstract (english)

Lower urinary tract disease in cats (FLUTD, feline lower urinary tract disease) is a term used to describe pathological conditions affecting the bladder and / or urethra in cats and is considered one of the most common health problems in cats.
In diagnostic, besides a detailed medical history, clinical examination and laboratory analysis of urine and blood, radiological and ultrasound examinations of the lower urinary tract are also used. Radiological and ultrasound exsaminations can identify the shape, size and placement of the bladder and urethra and their various pathological changes. They are very useful and cost-effective diagnostic methods.
There are several radiographic methods: native radiography, radiography with a positive contrast medium, with a negative contrast medium and with a double contrast. The radiographic examination of the bladder and urethra can be useful in identifying a number of causes of FLUTD, f.e. for the diagnosis of the certain types of urinary stones, ruptured bladder / urethra, urethral stricture or tumor.
Ultrasonography is a very good diagnostic tool to examine the bladder, but when the urethra is concerned, it is mainly limited to its front part. It can be used in identifying bladder stones, bladder wall thickening, a tumor mass in the bladder and urethra and urethral strictures. It is generally considered that, for a more accurate diagnosis of lower urinary tract disease, it is best to use a combination of radiographic and ultrasound examinations, along with other diagnostic methods.

• Keywords: rendgenografija; ultrasonografija; mokraćni mjehur; uretra
• Keywords (english): radiography; ultrasonography; bladder; urethra
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:178:907325
• Study programme: Title: Veterinary Medicine; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica veterinarske medicine (doktor/doktorica veterinarske medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2016-01-14 11:14:20