Ultrasonographic abdominal anatomy of healty captive caracals (Caracal caracal)

Makungu, M.; du Plessis, W. M.; Barrows, M.; Koeppel, K. N.; Groenewald, H. B.

dc.creator	Makungu, M.
dc.creator	du Plessis, W. M.
dc.creator	Barrows, M.
dc.creator	Koeppel, K. N.
dc.creator	Groenewald, H. B.
dc.date	2018-10-08T07:02:40Z
dc.date	2018-10-08T07:02:40Z
dc.date	2012-09
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-25T08:50:31Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-25T08:50:31Z
dc.identifier	1937-2825
dc.identifier	https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2611
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/90299
dc.description	Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2012;43(3):522-529.
dc.description	Abdominal ultrasonography was performed in six adult captive caracals (Caracal caracal) to describe the normal abdominal ultrasonographic anatomy. Consistently, the splenic parenchyma was hyperechoic to the liver and kidneys. The relative echogenicity of the right kidney’s cortex was inconsistent to the liver. The gall bladder was prominent in five animals and surrounded by a clearly visualized thin, smooth, regular echogenic wall. The wall thickness of the duodenum measured significantly greater compared with that of the jejunum and colon. The duodenum had a significantly thicker mucosal layer compared with that of the stomach. Such knowledge of the normal abdominal ultrasonographic anatomy of individual species is important for accurate diagnosis and interpretation of routine health examinations.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en_US
dc.publisher	Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
dc.subject	Abdomen
dc.subject	anatomy
dc.subject	caracal
dc.subject	Caracal caracal
dc.subject	ultrasonography.
dc.title	Ultrasonographic abdominal anatomy of healty captive caracals (Caracal caracal)
dc.type	Article