title: Percutaneous drainage and alcoholization of hepatic abscesses in five dogs and a cat.
abstract: Hepatic abscesses are rare and difficult to diagnose in dogs and cats. Ultrasonographic examination is essential to thoroughly examine hepatic abnormalities, and it may also help in the localization of hepatic abscesses. In this retrospective study, five dogs and one cat with focal hepatic lesions compatible with a hepatic abscess were treated with percutaneous ultrasound-assisted drainage and alcoholization using 95% ethanol. The procedure was performed rapidly under injectable anesthesia and provided excellent results in all animals. No complications or relapses were noted for 120 days following the procedure. The technique of percutaneous ultrasound-assisted drainage and alcoholization of hepatic abscesses in the dog and cat is also described.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Veterinaria Pirani, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zatelli
authors.forename: Ugo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bonfanti
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zini
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: D'Ippolito
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bussadori
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D004322:Drainage / Q000662:veterinary; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D000431:Ethanol