Prevalencia de órganos afectados detectados mediante ecografía abdominopélvica en perros atendidos en dos clínicas veterinarias de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Abdominopelvic ultrasound constitutes a widely used non-invasive diagnostic tool in veterinary medicine for the early detection of organic alterations in dogs. The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of affected organs detected through abdominopelvic ultrasound in dogs attended at two veterinary clinics in the city of Guayaquil, as well as to analyze the frequency of compromised organs and their association with variables such as sex, age, and body weight. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional, and observational non-experimental study was conducted through the analysis of 100 ultrasound reports (50 per clinic) obtained between October and December 2025, evaluating eight main abdominal organs. Data were analyzed using frequency tables and the Chi-square test. The results showed an overall prevalence of organ involvement of 91 %, indicating a high frequency of pathological findings detectable by ultrasound. The most affected organ was the spleen (20.10 %), followed by the kidneys (18.63 %) and the urinary bladder (14.22 %), while the pancreas showed the lowest frequency (3.43 %). At the systemic level, the digestive system was the most compromised (47.06 %), followed by the nephrourological system (32.84 %) and the lymphatic system (20.10 %). Statistically significant associations were identified between certain pathologies and variables such as age and the clinic evaluated. It is concluded that abdominopelvic ultrasound is a fundamental tool for clinical veterinary diagnosis, allowing the establishment of epidemiological patterns that contribute to improved medical decision-making and preventive disease management in canines.