2022
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.21-0097
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Laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery for the treatment of canine dioctophymosis

Abstract: This paper reports on two cases of laparoscopic nephrotomy employed in the treatment of canine dioctophymosis, which is considered a unusual procedure and a new treatment proposal heretofore not performed in veterinary medicine. Two patients were treated, one with a history of hematuria and the other with incidental finding of the parasite in the abdominal cavity during elective ovariohysterectomy.Both dogs were subjected to abdominal ultrasound, which produced images indicating the presence of the parasite in… Show more

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“…In general, nephron-sparing surgery is recommended, especially when there is major impairment of renal function and some renal viability. There are reports of laparoscopic nephrotomy to remove parasites in dogs with unilateral dioctophymosis ( 12 ). To the authors' knowledge, there are no reports of nephroscopy for the treatment of parasitosis.…”
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“…In general, nephron-sparing surgery is recommended, especially when there is major impairment of renal function and some renal viability. There are reports of laparoscopic nephrotomy to remove parasites in dogs with unilateral dioctophymosis ( 12 ). To the authors' knowledge, there are no reports of nephroscopy for the treatment of parasitosis.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%