Case Report: Successful management of acute kidney injury following interventional heartworm extraction in a dog with caval syndrome

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Case report shows successful recovery from acute kidney injury in a dog post heartworm extraction, highlighting need for careful monitoring.

Acute kidney injury developed in a dog after heartworm extraction, yet recovery occurred with treatment.
The intervention involved jugular venotomy, leading to significant improvements in kidney function after prolonged renal replacement therapy.
Clinical assessments included imaging studies to confirm heartworm presence and complications leading to caval syndrome.
The case emphasizes early management of kidney complications and the effectiveness of hemodialysis for acute kidney injury.

Jun et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Case report shows successful recovery from acute kidney injury in a dog post heartworm extraction, highlighting need for careful monitoring.