Publications by authors named "Y Espada"
A 14-year-old intact female diabetic dog presented with seizures and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome. Radiographs revealed gas-filled tubular structures in the right and left caudal abdomen, raising concerns of emphysematous pyometra or small intestinal ileus. Ultrasonography played a pivotal role in confirming emphysematous pyometra, a technique previously documented only once in veterinary practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Veiled chameleon () and panther chameleon () are two of the most popular pet chameleons, and consequently, these species are frequently evaluated in veterinary practices. According to our review of the literature, normal computed tomography (CT) anatomy of these lizards has not been previously described.
Aim: The purposes of this prospective study were to describe the normal CT anatomy of the coelomic organs in healthy patients and to provide normal reference values in these species.
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- Goats are being studied as a model for tuberculosis (TB) to evaluate new vaccines and treatments, comparing two methods of infection: intranasal (IN) and endobronchial (EB).
- Fourteen goats were divided into two groups and monitored for clinical signs and immune responses over nine weeks, after which they were euthanized for detailed examinations of lung lesions and bacterial loads.
- Results showed that the IN method resulted in slower disease progression and less severe lung damage compared to the EB method, indicating that the route of infection significantly affects the study of TB and vaccine testing.
Pneumothorax, the accumulation of air in the pleural cavity, occurs when air enters the pleural space by the pleuro-cutaneous, pleuro-pulmonary, or pleuro-oesophageal-mediastinal route. Tension pneumothorax is an infrequent and severe form of pneumothorax where a positive pressure in the pleural space is built up during at least part of the respiratory cycle, with compression of both lungs and mediastinal vessels, and, if unilateral, with midline deviation towards the unaffected hemithorax. We describe 9 cases of tension pneumothorax in 3 species of small cetaceans (striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba, common dolphin Delphinus delphis, and common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus) from the western Mediterranean coast of Spain, and one case from a dolphinarium.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKey Clinical Message: Calvarial hyperostosis syndrome is an uncommon and self-limiting disease affecting juvenile dogs. Only symptomatic treatment has been described, and diagnosis is based on clinical findings, imaging, and disease progression.
Abstract: This is the first reported case of calvarial hyperostosis syndrome in a Dalmatian dog.