Validation of whole-body radiographs for examining uterine disorders in sexually intact female rabbits

Tierärztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere
V Christine LübkeSaskia Köstlinger

Abstract

The present study evaluated whole-body radiographs of female rabbits regarding uterine disorders. Based on radiographs of 143 rabbits, visibility, size, shape and density of the uterus, nutritional status of the animal and possible metastasis in other organs were examined. A suspected diagnosis was deduced. The radiological findings were compared with the results of the histopathological examination. Especially the nutritional status was important regarding the visibility of the genital tract. In 99 of the 130 visible uteri (76.2 %), a pathological alteration was detected. Thereof, endometrial hyperplasia was most frequently seen (63.6 %), followed by neoplasia (altogether 42.4 %, 39.4 % of these with adenocarcinoma), endometritis (35.4 %) and other diseases (18.2 %). Forty-six rabbits showed only one disease, 42 rabbits had two, 10 rabbits three and one rabbit four different diseases. Among 13 of the 143 uteri that were not visible in the radiograph four were altered pathologically. In 31 of the 130 rabbits with a visible uterine region (21.7 %) the uterus was unaltered. Visualising the uterus proved impossible in two of four skinny rabbits (2.8 %), whereas in all 39 obese rabbits the uterus was visible. Only in one of the fou...Continue Reading

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