Letter to Editor

Detection of vesicoureteral reflux in healthy puppies

Volume: 53 Number: 1 March 1, 2006
  • Yunusemre Özkanlar
  • Mehmet Şahal
  • M. Kazım Börkü
  • Murat Kibar
EN TR

Detection of vesicoureteral reflux in healthy puppies

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in puppies by comparing the administrations of “normal urination pressure” and “30 cm water pressure”. 2.5-3-month-old 50 mixed breed puppies were used in this study. Having drained the urine with catheterization and compression in all puppies, bladders were filled with 30-50 ml contrast medium through catheter and then the puppies were released for voluntarily urination. Abdominal radiographs were taken just after the urination and existence of VUR was determined. Three days later in the same puppies, bladders were filled with contrast medium by holding the bottle of contrast medium 30 cm above the level of pubic pelvis which means 30 cm water pressure was performed in bladder and existence of VUR was determined after having retrograde urethrocystographies. According to retrograde urethrocystographic findings, bilateral VUR was determined in 32 (64 %) puppies by the technique of “normal urination” and in 34 (68 %) puppies (the same 32 puppies and 2 additional ones) by the technique of “water pressure”, additionally unilateral VUR was diagnosed in 3 (6 %) puppies (in puppies that were not detected bilateral VUR) by both techniques. Rectal temperature in the puppies with VUR was 38.43 ± 0.17 oC, rectal temperature in the puppies without VUR was 38.26 ± 0.19 oC. In conclusion, incidence of bilateral VUR was found in 64-68 % and unilateral VUR was in 6 % of the dogs and female puppies were more susceptible than male ones

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Yunusemre Özkanlar This is me

Mehmet Şahal This is me

M. Kazım Börkü This is me

Murat Kibar This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2006

Submission Date

January 1, 2006

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2006 Volume: 53 Number: 1

APA
Özkanlar, Y., Şahal, M., Börkü, M. K., & Kibar, M. (2006). Detection of vesicoureteral reflux in healthy puppies. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 53(1), 41-45. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000000059
AMA
1.Özkanlar Y, Şahal M, Börkü MK, Kibar M. Detection of vesicoureteral reflux in healthy puppies. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2006;53(1):41-45. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000000059
Chicago
Özkanlar, Yunusemre, Mehmet Şahal, M. Kazım Börkü, and Murat Kibar. 2006. “Detection of Vesicoureteral Reflux in Healthy Puppies”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 53 (1): 41-45. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000000059.
EndNote
Özkanlar Y, Şahal M, Börkü MK, Kibar M (March 1, 2006) Detection of vesicoureteral reflux in healthy puppies. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 53 1 41–45.
IEEE
[1]Y. Özkanlar, M. Şahal, M. K. Börkü, and M. Kibar, “Detection of vesicoureteral reflux in healthy puppies”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 41–45, Mar. 2006, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000000059.
ISNAD
Özkanlar, Yunusemre - Şahal, Mehmet - Börkü, M. Kazım - Kibar, Murat. “Detection of Vesicoureteral Reflux in Healthy Puppies”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 53/1 (March 1, 2006): 41-45. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000000059.
JAMA
1.Özkanlar Y, Şahal M, Börkü MK, Kibar M. Detection of vesicoureteral reflux in healthy puppies. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2006;53:41–45.
MLA
Özkanlar, Yunusemre, et al. “Detection of Vesicoureteral Reflux in Healthy Puppies”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 53, no. 1, Mar. 2006, pp. 41-45, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000000059.
Vancouver
1.Yunusemre Özkanlar, Mehmet Şahal, M. Kazım Börkü, Murat Kibar. Detection of vesicoureteral reflux in healthy puppies. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2006 Mar. 1;53(1):41-5. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000000059