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Computed tomographic and angiographic assessment of spinal extradural arteriovenous fistulas in a dog
Simona Morabito1, Edoardo Auriemma1, Paolo Zagarella1
1Department of Diagnostic Imaging (Morabito, Auriemma, Specchi), Department of Neurology (Zagarella, Mercuriali), and Department of Internal Medicine (Zini), Istituto Veterinario di Novara, Strada Provinciale 9, 28060, Granozzo con Monticello (NO), Italy; Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra 50, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy (Gandini); Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland and Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy (Zini); Palermovet Clinic, Viale Regione Siciliana Sud-Est 4111, 90125 Palermo, Italy (Gagliardo).
Abstract:
A 6-month-old German shepherd dog was presented for progressive paraparesis. Multiple arteriovenous fistulae and hyperostosis of the thoracic vertebrae with secondary thoraco-lumbar spinal cord compression were diagnosed. Arteriovenous spinal fistula is a rare condition but should be considered as a differential diagnosis in young dogs with progressive paraparesis.
