Evaluation of Kidneys Radiographic Anatomy by Subcutaneous Injection of Iodixanol in Persian Squirrel
Subject Areas : Smal Animal Medicineسیده زینب پیغمبرزاده 1 * , مهدی توانا 2
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Squirrel is a wild mammal which is kept as a pet during last decade in Iran and therefore the numbers of referred cases to the clinics have been increased. Excretory urography refers to a series of radiographs taken of the kidneys, their collecting or drainage system (the ureters), and the bladder. Excretory urography may be performed to detect a problem in the position, shape and size of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. Intravenous urography (IVU) is the most practical method; other urography techniques were manipulated because of difficulties for finding veins in IVU, due to small size of the patients. This study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of subcutaneous injection of iodixanol in providing a safe and diagnostic urogram in Persian squirrel. Thirteen hundred mg iodine per kilogram body weight of iodixanol was injected subcutaneously over shoulder area in ten Persian squirrels. Lateral and ventrodorsal radiographs were taken every 5 minutes until the pyelogram was finished. The kidneys of squirrels were bean shaped their size were approximately 1.78×0.79 cm in ventrodorsal view for both kidneys. The squirrel’s kidneys were approximately 2.00 t0 2.64 times the length of the second lumbar vertebral body in ventrodorsal view.