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EQUINE VETERINARY JOURNAL
Volume 32, Issue 2, Pages 109-113Publisher
EQUINE VETERINARY JOURNAL LTD
DOI: 10.2746/042516400777591615
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horse; foal; neonatal; kidneys; ultrasonography; applied anatomy
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Ultrasonography is important in the clinical examination of the foal, The ultrasonographic appearance and size of the neonatal kidneys were defined and an imaging protocol established in 6 normal Thoroughbred foals (mean age +/- s.d. 5.0 +/- 3.2 days). Characteristically, in both the heart-shaped right kidney and bean-shaped left kidney, the renal cortex was more echogenic than the medulla. The terminal recesses, renal crest and pelvis were identified, as was the ureter, which contained anechoic urine in its lumen. The renal, interlobar and arcuate vessels were seen. For the right kidney, the ultrasonographic probe was placed at the 14-17th intercostal spaces and paralumbar fossa, For the left kidney, the probe was at the 16th or 17th intercostal spaces and paralumbar fossa, Perirenal structures, including the caudate lobe of the liver, the dorsal extremity of the spleen, the adrenals, the aorta and caudal vena cava were also identified. An understanding of the ultrasonographic appearance of the normal neonatal kidney, accompanied by a routine imaging protocol to ensure that all regions of each kidney are examined, permit a more informed interpretation of renal images in the first few days postpartum.
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