• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.478-480
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• 2017

A Cocker spaniel (7-year-old, female) was presented with one week of anorexia, halitosis, oral ulcer, intermittent vomiting, acute weight loss and 3-day history of oliguria. The patient was diagnosed with acute on chronic kidney disease and pancreatitis. Hemodialysis was continued three times a week (total 7 sessions) with improved clinical signs and kidney panel, but presented with another episode of abdominal distention, respiratory distress, and large bowel diarrhea. Echocardiography revealed nearly totally occlusive thrombus in the cranial vena cava, as well as a right atrial mass of approximately $2cm{\times}1cm$. The patient was treated with catheter removal, thrombolysis and anticoagulation therapy with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. During anticoagulation therapy, size of atrial thrombus was not changed and heart function was not improved after treatment. Since clinical signs were deteriorated, the patient was euthanized by owner's request. Catheter-related giant thrombus in right atrium is a rare complication and treatment guideline for atrial thrombus does not exist. This case is first report of hemodialysis catheter-induced thrombus in Korea.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.141-147
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• 1977

한국 재래산양 50마리의 신정맥 vinylite를 주입하여 주형표본을 만들어 신정맥의 분포상태를 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 신장의 구역정맥들이 모여서 신정맥지를 이루고, 신정맥은 $2\\sim 3$개의 신정맥지로서 구성되나, 2개의 신정맥지인 경우가 많았다. 2. 신정맥은 전지(Ramus cranialis)와 후지(Ramus caudalis)로 구성되는 경우, 배지(Ramus dorsalis)와 복지(Ramus ventralis)로 구성되는 경우, 전지 $\\codt$ 중지(Ramus medius)후지로 구성되는 경우 그리고 $배지\\cdot 중지 \\cdot 복지$로 구성되는 경우가 있었는데, $배지\\cdot 복지$로 되는 경우가 가장 많았다. 3. 정맥성 구역은 $좌\\cdot 우신$, $배\\cdot 복면$이 각각 $2\\sim 4$개 였으며 3개인 경우가 가장 많았다. 4. 신장의 배면과 복면의 전단, 또는 후단 그리고 $전\\cdot 후양단$에서 공통구역을 형성하는 경우도 있었다. 5. 신극정맥의 출현은 없었다. 6. 신정맥의 주행과 분포상태는 신동맥과는 현저히 달랐다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.114-118
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• 2018

A 3-month-old intact male Lakeland terrier was presented with recurring regurgitation after removing cervical esophageal foreign body by endoscopy. Blood and urine analysis, radiography, ultrasonography, fluoroscopic esophagography, computed tomographic angiography (CTA) were performed. In radiography and fluoroscopic esophagography, vascular ring anomaly was considered as the primary cause of megaesophagus, and CTA with gas-inflation of the esophagus was performed. Compressed esophagus, persistent right aortic arch (PRAA), aberrant left subclavian artery (LSA), and a venous structure which was confirmed in surgery to be incomplete type persistent left cranial vena cava (PLCVC) connected with the left side azygos vein were observed. Left deviation of the trachea was also revealed in CT, which implies the compression by left ligamentum arteriosum. Therefore, type 3 PRAA with left ligamentum arteriosum and aberrant LSA, was considered as a prior differential diagnosis. Surgical repair was performed and the clinical signs improved. This report describes CTA characteristics of combination of PRAA with aberrant LSA, incomplete PLCVC and Lt. azygos vein in a dog. Although not every vascular anomaly does induce clinical sign, some types can complicate the surgical procedure, and cause clinical signs. Therefore, thorough evaluation of vascular anomalies in the thorax is important, and CTA is a useful method in identifying multiple vascular anomalies in dogs.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.233-241
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• 2001

Dirofilaria immitis, the causative agent of canine heartworm disease, inhabits mainly in the pulmonary arteries and the heart of dogs and cats, causing circulatory and respiratory disorders. Although diagnosis of the disease is based on the presence of microfilaria in the peripheral blood or of specific antigens released from the adult worms into the peripheral blood, the severity of the infection and the assessment of disease progression are based on the clinical signs and radiographic image analysis. We analysed 12 mixed-bred Jindo dogs naturally infected with Dirofilaria immitis without any clinical signs and compared the radiographic images of the heart and the lung with the number of adult worms at necropsy. The dorsoventral radiographs of 12 infected dogs revealed that the right caudal lobar pulmonary arteries (RCaLPA) were dialated in 66.7% of dogs, whereas the main pulmonary artery segment was enlarged in 50.3% of dogs. The cranial lobar pulmonary arteries (RCrLPA) were dilated or pruned in 33.3% of dogs. All dogs displayed the interstitial lung pattern, while the vertebral heart size (VHS) was of normal range. Although a range of 9 to 166 adult worms (av. 45.6) was found in the pulmonary arteries, in the heart or in the vena cava, no correlation with the radiographic findings and/or with the clinical signs was observed.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2023

Vertebral left atrial size (VLAS) is an important indicator to predict myxomatous mitral valve degeneration (MMVD) in dogs. When the caudal margin of cardiac silhouette and the dorsal margin of caudal vena cava (CdVC) could not be seen exactly, another way to evaluate VLAS is needed. The objective of this study was to assess whether a new modified VLAS (m-VLAS) could be used as an indicator to predict MMVD in 57 small breed dogs with MMVD. The m-VLAS was also used to classify American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine staging groups and left heart enlargement confirmed with echocardiograph (EchoLHE) groups. The m-VLAS was measured as the distance from the ventral aspect of the carina to the dorsal aspect of the intersection of the cardiac silhouette and the farthest LA caudal margin, not the CdVC, followed by drawing the same line beginning at the cranial edge of T4. Based on VLAS values and m-VLAS values measured for dogs with MMVD, correlations between these values and left heart enlargement groups were then evaluated. There were significant differences in both the VLAS and the m-VLAS between EchoLHE groups. The AUC of the ROC curve of the m-VLAS to detect EchoLHE was higher than that of the VLAS. The optimal cutoff value for the m-VLAS was >2.7, which had a higher specificity (86.84%) than the VLAS specificity (71.05%). This study reveals that a new m-VLAS is a more specific indicator than the VLAS for predicting left side heart enlargement in small breed dogs. Therefore, the m-VLAS can be used as a clinically useful radiographic measurement alternative to or better than the VLAS.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.303-306
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• 2014

본 증례는 호흡곤란, 기침과 식욕결핍으로 내원한 세 마리의 요크셔테리어 개 (12년령, 13년령, 15년령)를 대상으로 하였다. 실험실적 검사 상 특이소견은 없었다. 그러나 흉부 방사선 검사상 세 마리에서 모두 심저부위의 종괴를 확인할 수 있었고, 기관지의 상승과 대동맥 융기를 확인할 수 있었다. 복부 방사선 검사 시 특이 소견은 관찰할 수 없었다. 초음파 검사상 균질한 고 에코의 종괴가 대동맥 주위에서 확인되었고 이첨판 역류를 확인할 수 있었다. 복부초음파 검사 상 특이소견은 관찰할 수 없었다. 컴퓨터 단층 촬영 결과 경계가 명확한 종괴를 좌측 앞대정맥에서 확인할 수 있었다. 종괴의 크기는 대략 $3{\times}4cm$였고 조영 증강을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 검사를 바탕으로 심저부 종양으로 진단하였다. 치료를 위해 심부전과 기관 허탈에 대한 대증 처치를 실시하였다. 진단 후 증례 1 (12년령)은 3 개월, 증례 2 (13년령)는 5개월, 증례 3 (15년령)은 32개월동안 생존하였다. 본 증례는 심저부 종양으로 의심되는 개에서의 임상증상, 흉부 방사선 검사, 컴퓨터 단층 촬영과 대증 처치에 대한 보고이다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.97-102
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• 1993

1983년 4월부터 1991년 9월까지 가톨릭 의과대학 강남성모병원 치료방사선과에서 국한된 폐소세포암으로 확진되어 방사선치료받은 32명의 환자를 대상으로 치료성적을 후향 분석하였다. 이중 5명은 방사선 치료 단독으로 치료받았으며 27명은 화학요법과 방사선치료 병용요법을 하였다. 남녀의 비는 4.3:1 이었으며 연령분포는 24세에서 78세였다(중앙값 : 63세). 6 MV X 선에의한 방사선치료선량은 일일 160-180 cGy씩 치료하여 총 1000-6660 cGy (중앙값 4500 cGy)였다. 치료 후 완전관해율은 $37.5{\%}$ (12/32), 부분관해율은 $34.4{\%}$(11/32)였고, 무반응은 $28.1{\%}$(0/32)였다. 생존기간의 중앙값은 10개월이었고 1년생존율과 2년생존율은 각각 $59.4{\%}$와 $28.1{\%}$였다. 1년생존율을 유의하게 증가시키는 요소로서는 70이상의 Karnofsky수행상태(p<0.04), 화학요법의 병행(CAV, PV, CAV+PV) (p<0.04), 화학요법 6회 이상(p<0.007) , 45 Gy 이상의 방사선량(p<0.03)와 방사선치료에 반응있었던 경우(CR+PR) (p<0.003)등이었다. 나이, 성별, 상대정맥증후군, 예방적 전뇌조사 및 방사선 치료기간은 유의한 영향을 미치지 않았다. 방사선 치료에의한 부작용은 식도염이 $34{\%}$(11명), 전신피로 $28{\%}$(9명)에서 있었으며 오심 구토 같은 위장관 증상은 $15{\%}$(5명) 그리고 백혈구감소증이 $3{\%}$(1명)에서 관찰되었다.