Table 2. Serum cPL analysis, abdominal ultrasonography, and final diagnosis of the control and test groups.
| Patient No. | Hospital visitationa | Serum cPL analysisb | Ultrasonographic findingsc | Final diagnosisd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spec cPL (ng/mL) | SNAP cPL | Vcheck cPL (ng/mL) | |||||
| Control group | |||||||
| C-1 | 1st | < 30 | Normal | < 50 | Normal | None | |
| C-2 | 1st | 52 | Normal | < 50 | Normal | None | |
| C-3 | 1st | 50 | Normal | < 50 | Normal | None | |
| C-4 | 1st | < 30 | Normal | < 50 | Normal | None | |
| C-5 | 1st | 46 | Normal | < 50 | Normal | None | |
| C-6 | 1st | 51 | Normal | < 50 | Normal | None | |
| C-7 | 1st | 46 | Normal | < 50 | Normal | None | |
| C-8 | 1st | < 30 | Normal | < 50 | Normal | None | |
| C-9 | 1st | 74 | Normal | 86 | Normal | None | |
| C-10 | 1st | 157 | Abnormal | 167 | Normal | None | |
| C-11 | 1st | 62 | Normal | 70 | Normal | None | |
| C-12 | 1st | 37 | Normal | < 50 | Normal | None | |
| C-13 | 1st | 63 | Normal | 98 | Normal | None | |
| C-14 | 1st | 78 | Normal | 117 | Normal | None | |
| C-15 | 1st | 63 | Normal | 113 | Normal | None | |
| C-16 | 1st | 43 | Normal | 64 | Normal | None | |
| C-17 | 1st | < 30 | Normal | < 50 | Normal | None | |
| C-18 | 1st | < 30 | Normal | < 50 | Normal | None | |
| C-19 | 1st | < 30 | Normal | 58 | Normal | None | |
| C-20 | 1st | < 30 | Normal | < 50 | Normal | None | |
| Test group | |||||||
| P-1 | 1st | > 2,000 | Abnormal | > 2,000 | Hypoechoic areas within the pancreas, irregularity of the pancreas, abdominal effusion | Pancreatitis, peritonitis, gastroduodenitis, cystitis | |
| 2nd | 161 | Normal | 75 | ||||
| P-2 | 1st | > 2,000 | Abnormal | > 2,000 | Hypoechoic areas within the pancreas, hyperechoic peripancreatic mesentery | Pancreatitis, acute kidney injury | |
| 2nd | 168 | Abnormal | 179 | ||||
| 3rd | 63 | Normal | < 50 | ||||
| P-3 | 1st | 441 | Abnormal | 415 | No specific signs on the pancreas | Pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus | |
| 2nd | 41 | Normal | < 50 | ||||
| P-4 | 1st | 138 | Abnormal | 228 | Irregularity of the margin of the pancreas, hyperechoic peripancreatic mesentery | Pancreatitis, peritonitis, colitis | |
| 2nd | 51 | Normal | 118 | ||||
| P-5 | 1st | > 2,000 | Abnormal | > 2,000 | Hypoechoic areas within the pancreas, enlarged pancreas | Pancreatitis | |
| 2nd | > 2,000 | Abnormal | 1,787 | ||||
| P-6 | 1st | 288 | Abnormal | 292 | Hypoechoic areas within the pancreas | Pancreatitis, gastritis | |
| 2nd | 591 | Abnormal | 458 | ||||
| P-7 | 1st | 1,597 | Abnormal | 1,141 | Hypoechoic areas within the pancreas, hyperechoic peripancreatic mesentery, abdominal effusion | Pancreatitis, chronic kidney disease | |
| 2nd | 237 | Abnormal | 376 | ||||
| P-8 | 1st | 655 | Abnormal | 292 | Hyperechoic areas of the pancreas | Pancreatitis | |
| 2nd | 379 | Abnormal | 392 | ||||
| P-9 | 1st | 1,174 | Abnormal | 1,737 | Hypoechoic areas within the pancreas, enlarged pancreas | Pancreatitis, acute kidney injury | |
| 2nd | 357 | Abnormal | 320 | ||||
| P-10 | 1st | > 2,000 | Abnormal | > 2,000 | No specific signs on the pancreas | Pancreatitis, chronic kidney disease | |
| P-11 | 1st | > 2,000 | Abnormal | > 2,000 | Hypoechoic areas within the pancreas, hyperechoic peripancreatic mesentery | Pancreatitis, chronic kidney disease | |
| P-12 | 1st | 1,958 | Abnormal | > 2,000 | Hypoechoic areas within the pancreas, hyperechoic peripancreatic mesentery | Pancreatitis, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus | |
| P-13 | 1st | 1,223 | Abnormal | 1,385 | Hyperechoic areas of the pancreas, hyperechoic peripancreatic mesentery | Pancreatitis, gastritis, colitis, peritonitis | |
| P-14 | 1st | 904 | Abnormal | 724 | Hyperechoic areas of the pancreas | Pancreatitis, chronic kidney disease | |
| 2nd | 399 | Abnormal | 463 | ||||
| 3rd | 451 | Abnormal | 619 | ||||
| P-15 | 1st | > 2,000 | Abnormal | > 2,000 | Hypoechoic areas within the pancreas, enlarged pancreas | Pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease | |
| 2nd | 1,870 | Abnormal | > 2,000 | ||||
| 3rd | 287 | Abnormal | 263 | ||||
| P-16 | 1st | > 2,000 | Abnormal | > 2,000 | No specific signs on the pancreas | Pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus | |
cPL, canine pancreatic lipase.
aDog had pancreatitis and was allowed to visit the veterinary hospital again for follow-up.
bFor the analysis of cPL in serum, three measurement tools (IDEXX Spec cPL, SNAP cPL, and Vcheck cPL) were used.
cUltrasonographic findings suggesting pancreatitis
dIncluding pancreatitis; other concurrent diseases such as renal, hepatic, and/or other systemic diseases were recorded.