title: Echo-assisted percutaneous renal biopsy in dogs. A retrospective study of 229 cases.
abstract: Renal biopsies were carried out on 229 dogs using an echo-assisted, semi-automatic method. Complications arising after the biopsy were also evaluated. The biopsies were examined for the accuracy of diagnosis and the presence of histologically demonstrable primary renal pathologies. A retrospective study of the observed lesions and parenchymal echogenicity showed a correlation between these factors involving the tubulo-interstitial compartment. Histopathological renal lesions and their correlation with laboratory methods are the only parameters that allow a correct diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic work-up in cases of clinical kidney disease in canines.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Veterinaria Pirani, Via Majakowski, 2/N, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy. clinvet-pirani@libero.it
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zatelli
authors.forename: Ugo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bonfanti
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santilli
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borgarelli
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bussadori
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000473:pathology*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies