• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.269-272
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• 2018

A 4-year-old, 6.1 kg intact female dachshund was referred to the Animal Medical Center with acute right hind limb lameness. Radiographs revealed fractures of iliac body and tibia in the right limb. In addition, the dog exhibited tricuspid valve regurgitation and moderate heartworm infection in the right ventricle and main pulmonary artery on echocardiogram. To obtain stable anesthetic conditions for operation, an adult heartworm removal procedure was previously followed by repair of the complex fractures. All surgical procedures were done without complication and with stable patient conditions. At a one month postoperative follow-up, the dog was doing well with normal ambulation and no tricuspid valve regurgitation as well.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.177-184
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• 2022

Caval syndrome is a severe complication of canine heartworm disease in which affected dogs present with various clinical signs that are often life-threatening. In cases of severe infection, adulticidal treatment has numerous complications as a result of a marked immune response against dead worms. Therefore, several surgical and non-surgical methods, including interventional extraction, have been applied in veterinary medicine. Despite the usefulness and efficiency of conventional retrieval devices, a few associated limitations must be addressed to reduce their risks and increase their applicability. Herein, we introduced a case of treating three dogs with caval syndrome by applying a newly developed heartworm basket device. The dogs were diagnosed with heartworm disease by heartworm antigen testing and direct smear. Imaging findings revealed remarkable remodeling of the right heart and pulmonary vessels and the presence of heartworms in the right heart. Additionally, heartworms were confirmed in the distal part of the abdominal aorta and femoral arteries in one dog, indicating aberrant systemic migration of the worms. Under general anesthesia, the heartworm basket device was introduced into the right heart via femoral venotomy and arteriotomy in one dog and jugular venotomy in the other two dogs. Although the number of cases in this study was small, the basket device was successful in gradual and cautious extraction of the heartworms in all three dogs. They exhibited good prognosis of clinical symptoms as indicated by imaging analyses.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.600-604
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• 2010

10년령의 암컷 잡종견이 식욕부진, 쇠약, 혈색소뇨를 주증으로 충북대학교 동물의료센터에 내원하였다. 환자는 내원 하루 전 지역동물병원에서 효소 면역 측정법에 의해 심장사상충증을 진단 받았으며 성충구제제를 투여 받았다. 혈액검사를 통해 저색소성 소적혈구성 재생성 빈혈과 혈소판감소증, 중등도의 호중구증가증, ALT AST ALP의 상승이 확인되었다. 방사선 촬영을 통해 주페동맥의 확장, 폐침윤, 복부 선예도 감소, 경증의 간비대가 확인되었다. 복부 초음파 검사에서 경증의 복수, 간문 수준의 문정맥과 비장정맥에서 고에코성의 혈전이 확인되었다. 조영 증강 컴퓨터 단층촬영을 통해 문정맥 내강내 저밀도 영역과 혈관내 충진결손을 확인하였다. 환자는 항응고제와 혈전용해제로 치료를 받았으며, 42일 동안의 치료 후 혈전의 완전한 용해를 복부 초음파 검사를 통해 확인하였으며 임상 증상의 개선이 관찰되었다.