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  • Title: Radiographic findings in dogs with naturally-occurring primary hypoadrenocorticism.
    Author: Melián C, Stefanacci J, Peterson ME, Kintzer PP.
    Journal: J Am Anim Hosp Assoc; 1999; 35(3):208-12. PubMed ID: 10333258.
    Abstract:
    Survey radiographs often are obtained in dogs with primary hypoadrenocorticism in adrenal crisis as part of the routine evaluation of a critically ill dog. In this study, standardized methods of cardiac, pulmonary vasculature, and vena cava mensuration were used in 22 dogs with naturally-occurring primary hypoadrenocorticism, and the findings were compared with those in 22 breed-matched, clinically normal dogs. Most (81.8%) untreated dogs with primary hypoadrenocorticism had one or more radiographic abnormalities, including small size of the heart (45.5%), cranial lobar pulmonary artery (36.4%), caudal vena cava (54.5%), or liver (36.4%). Megaesophagus was not found in any of the dogs with hypoadrenocorticism, and therefore, compared to the other common radiographic findings, should be considered a rare finding.
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