Table 2.
Ultrasonographic alterations suggestive of AP observed in group A, C, and D on T0 and on T1. AP: acute pancreatitis; T0: abdominal ultrasound examination performed on the first day of hospitalization; T1: abdominal ultrasound examination performed on the third day of hospitalization; NA: not applicable due to low sample size.
| Ultrasonographic Alterations of AP | Group A (12 Dogs) |
Group C (14 Dogs) |
Group D (12 Dogs) |
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| T0 n (%) | T1 n (%) | T0 n (%) | T1 n (%) | T0 n (%) | T1 n (%) | |
| Pancreatic enlargement | 5 (42%) | 8 (76%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (14%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Pancreatic hypoechogenicity | 11 (92%) | 11 (92%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (79%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Pancreatic inhomogeneous echostructure | 7 (58%) | 9 (75%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (29%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Peripancreatic hyperechoic mesentery | 8 (67%) | 9 (75%) | 0 (0%) | 13 (93%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Peripancreatic free fluid | 7 (58%) | 7 (58%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (43%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Wall thickening of the stomach or duodenum, corrugated appearance of duodenum | 5 (42%) | 7 (58%) | 2 (14%) | 3 (21%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Paralytic ileus | 3 (25%) | 6 (50%) | 2 (14%) | 4 (29%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Dilation of the common bile duct | 0 (0%) | 1 (8%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Dilation of the pancreatic duct | 0 (0%) | 1 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Pancreatic pseudocysts or abscess | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Venous thrombosis | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |