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Complications Of Ultrasound-Guided Cystocentesis In Companion Animals: 21 Cases (2005-2016), Sabrina Manfredi, Cibele Carvalho, Paolo Fonti, Giacomo Gnudi, Francesca Miduri, Martina Fabbi, Eleonora Daga, Manuela Ravera, Simona Morabito, Edoardo Auriemma, Ilaria Parroccini, Mattia Bonazzi, Antonella Volta
Complications Of Ultrasound-Guided Cystocentesis In Companion Animals: 21 Cases (2005-2016), Sabrina Manfredi, Cibele Carvalho, Paolo Fonti, Giacomo Gnudi, Francesca Miduri, Martina Fabbi, Eleonora Daga, Manuela Ravera, Simona Morabito, Edoardo Auriemma, Ilaria Parroccini, Mattia Bonazzi, Antonella Volta
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Complications of cystocentesis in dogs and cats are seldom reported. The aim of this study was to describe clinical and ultrasonographic features of complications after diagnostic cystocentesis. Medical records of animals that underwent ultrasound-guided diagnostic cystocentesis (UGDC) were retrospectively reviewed to describe adverse events. The inclusion criteria were: ultrasound report describing the complication, signalment, clinical history, urine culture, and surgical exploration or necroscopic findings if present. Images of ultrasonographic examination were reviewed. Complications were classified as minor and major. Minor complications were defined as self-limited events; major complications were those that led to prolonged hospitalization and required intensive therapy or …