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Percutaneous Ultrasound Guided Drainage of Prostatic Abscess in a Dog

Rahul Kumar Udehiya1, Dayamon David Mathew1, Vinod Kumar2, Naresh Kumar Singh1★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
  2. 2Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science, RGSC, Banaras Hindu University, Barkachha, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.

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Naresh Kumar Singh

Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.

naresh2101@gmail.com

Received: 10-12-2020; Revised: 17-12-2020; Accepted: 21-12-2020.

Volume 7, Issue 1 · pp. 6–8 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/bems.7.1.3

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A 7 year old male German shepherd dog presented with a history of blood in urine at hourly intervals having difficulty in defecation as well. Moreover, it was also loosing body weight during the past few months. Upon, ultrasonography it was observed as prostatic enlargement and diagnosed as prostatic abscess. Subsequently, the treatment went along was with gentamicin irrigation of the abscess after percutaneous drainage under ultrasound guidance and with systemic antimicrobial therapy. Excellent recovery was observed with no further complications seen or reported up to six months following the treatment.

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    Udehiya, R. K., Mathew, D. D., Kumar, V., & Singh, N. K. (). Percutaneous Ultrasound Guided Drainage of Prostatic Abscess in a Dog. Biology, Engineering, Medicine and Science Reports, 7(1), 6–8. https://doi.org/10.5530/bems.7.1.3