HEMODYNAMIC CHANGES OF THE UTERINE ARTERY IN MARES WITH DIFFERENT UTERINE PATHOLOGIES

Abstract

Cysts, fluid accumulation, inflammatory changes and tumors are common uterine pathologies in mares. It was aimed to investigate the change of uterine hemody­namics in mares according to uterine pathologies (endometritis or intrauterine cysts). The study contained 28 mares and the groups formed as 9 gynaecologically healthy diestrus mares (Group H), 9 mares with endometritis (Group E) and 10 mares with intra­uterine cyst (Group C). The mean uterine diameter (UD) in Group H (2.29±0.18 cm) was significantly lower than in Group C (2.97±0.19 cm) (P0.05). However, PI and RI values in Group H were significantly lower than both in Group E and Group C (P0.05). Vrednosti PI in RI v skupini H pa so bile bistveno nižje kot v skupini E in C (P<0.001). Pri skupini E je bil v krivulji UA prisoten zgodnji diastolični vrez, medtem ko so bile v krivulji UA kobil iz skupine C opazne sistolične zareze in majhni diastolični vrhovi. Dopplerjev USG velja za uporabno orodje za analizo valovanja in hemodinamike UA, povezanih z različnimi patologijami (cista ali endometritis). Ugotovljeno je bilo, da je za razumevanje hemodinamskega učinka patologij maternice poleg dopplerskih indeksov potrebno vrednotiti tudi značilnosti valovnih oblik UA. Ključne besede: Doplerjeva ultrazvočna preiskava; endometritis; intrauterina cista; zareza

Keywords

• Doppler ultrasonography
• endometritis
• intrauterine cyst
• notch