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Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 41:34-38 (2005)
© 2005 American Animal Hospital Association

Retrospective Study

Percutaneous Drainage and Alcoholization of Hepatic Abscesses in Five Dogs and a Cat

Andrea Zatelli, DVM, Ugo Bonfanti, DVM, Eric Zini, DVM, Paola D’Ippolito, DVM and Claudio Bussadori, DVM, MD, Diplomate ECVIM

From the Clinica Veterinaria Pirani, (Zatelli, D’Ippolito), Via Majakowski 2/L,M,N – 42100, Reggio Emilia, Italy; the Department of Animal Pathology (Zini), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Via L. Da Vinci 44 – 10095, Grugliasco, Italy; and Clinica Veterinaria Gran Sasso (Bonfanti, Bussadori), Via Donatello 26 – 20131, Milano, Italy.

Hepatic abscesses are rare and difficult to diagnose in dogs and cats. Ultrasonographic examination is essential to thoroughly examine hepatic abnormalities, and it may also help in the localization of hepatic abscesses. In this retrospective study, five dogs and one cat with focal hepatic lesions compatible with a hepatic abscess were treated with percutaneous ultrasound-assisted drainage and alcoholization using 95% ethanol. The procedure was performed rapidly under injectable anesthesia and provided excellent results in all animals. No complications or relapses were noted for 120 days following the procedure. The technique of percutaneous ultrasound-assisted drainage and alcoholization of hepatic abscesses in the dog and cat is also described.




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A. Zatelli, P. D'Ippolito, U. Bonfanti, and E. Zini
Ultrasound-Assisted Drainage and Alcoholization of Hepatic and Renal Cysts: 22 Cases
J. Am. Anim. Hosp. Assoc., March 1, 2007; 43(2): 112 - 116.
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