Radiopaque markers and hydrogram in feline alimentary lymphoma
2012
Choi, J.H., Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea | Lee, J.S., Haemaru Referral Animal Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea | Jang, J.Y., Haemaru Referral Animal Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea | Choi, H.Y., Haemaru Referral Animal Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea | Seo, J.M., Haemaru Referral Animal Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea | Lee, M.J., Haemaru Referral Animal Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea | Kim, H.W., Haemaru Referral Animal Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
Radiography, ultrasonography with hydrogram, and contrast studies using radiopaque markers were applied to evaluate alimentary lymphoma in two cats. The hydrogram facilitated the differentiation of pseudo-thickening from true wall thickening, and enabled an evaluation of wall layering and lymph nodes. In case 1, mechanical obstruction of the duodenum was confirmed with barium-impregnated polyethylene spheres (BIPS), a radiopaque marker; however, results obtained in case 2 were not as definitive. We expect that hydrograms and BIPS can be used as valuable alternative methods to evaluate the gastrointestinal (GI) tract although further studies in cases involving GI tumors are needed.
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