Laparoscopy versus ultrasound guided renal biopsy in dogs using automated biopsy gun Gupta A.K.1,*, Bhadwal M.S.2, Sood N.K.3 Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu-181 102, (J&K) 1Assistant Professor, Division of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jammu 2Professor, Division of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jammu 3Assistant Professor, Department of TVCC, GADVASU, Ludhiana *Corresponding author; E-mail: ajaykguptavet@gmail.com
Online published on 7 October, 2016. Abstract The study was conducted on eight apparently healthy dogs, divided into two groups. Renal core tissue biopsies were obtained under ultrasound and laparoscopic visual guidance in animals of groups I and II, respectively, with a double spring loaded automatic 16G biopsy gun having 19 mm biopsy notch. The success rate to obtain the target tissue (100% in group II and 73% in group I), mean sample size (18±0.33 mm in group II and 12±0.96 mm in group I), and number of glomeruli (15.88±2.75 in group II and 9.13±2.54 in group I) were significantly higher (P<0.05) in laparoscopy group. Both techniques provided biopsy samples of diagnostic quality and post-biopsy self limiting haematuria was a minor complication with both techniques. Though ultrasound guided needle biopsy was comparatively easier to perform and less time consuming, it can result in massive haemorrhage by inexperienced user. Top Keywords Biopsy, Dogs, Laparoscopy, Renal, Ultrasound. Top |