Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
CT scan signs of urinary bladder twisting in two dogs
By Ricciardi, M et al.Ā·Published in The Journal of small animal practiceĀ·2018Ā·Pingry Veterinary Hospital, ItalyĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Computed tomographic features of urinary bladder torsion in two dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male Labrador and a 7-year-old female Beagle were both brought in for severe abdominal pain and difficulty urinating. Vets used a special imaging technique called computed tomography (CT) and found that both dogs had a rare condition called urinary bladder torsion, where the bladder twists and blocks urine flow. The CT scans showed a distinctive "whirl sign," which helped confirm the diagnosis before surgery. After surgery to untwist the bladders, both dogs recovered well and were able to urinate normally again.
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Abstract
Urinary bladder torsion is rare in dogs. It is characterised by rotation of the organ along its longitudinal axis and is potentially life-threatening because of urinary flow obstruction with subsequent urine retention, hydroureter, hydronephrosis and azotaemia. This report describes the computed tomographic features of urinary bladder torsion in two dogs. In both cases, the hallmark indicative of torsion was the "whirl sign," originating from the twisted pelvic urethra and urinary bladder neck encircling the ureters, blood vessels and bladder ligaments in a characteristic spiral pattern. The imaging features correlated well with surgical findings, demonstrating high sensitivity of computed tomography in the preoperative diagnosis of urinary bladder torsion.
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