Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with bladder mass and blood in urine caused by cystitis
By Agut, Amalia et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2014·1Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Spain·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cystitis glandularis in a cat.
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old male Persian cat was brought in for chronic blood in his urine that didn’t improve with antibiotics. An ultrasound showed a thickened bladder wall and a mass inside the bladder, which turned out to be related to a urethral catheter that had become embedded. The mass was surgically removed, and tests confirmed it was a type of bladder inflammation called cystitis glandularis. After the surgery, the cat has not had any recurrence of the issue for over two years.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old intact male Persian cat was presented for investigation of chronic haematuria. The cat had episodes of haematuria on several occasions that were non-responsive to antimicrobial therapy. Abdominal ultrasound examination revealed dilation of the renal pelvis and ureters of both kidneys. The urinary bladder wall was thickened, a mass of heterogeneous echogenicity filled the lumen of the bladder, and two parallel thin hyperechoic lines were identified within the lumen, which suggested a urethral catheter. Differential diagnoses for the urinary bladder mass included cystitis and neoplasia. The mass was surgically removed from the urinary bladder, and a urethral catheter was found embedded in the mass. Histopathological findings were consistent with cystitis glandularis of a typical type. Periodic bladder ultrasonographic studies were performed; at the time of writing, over 2 years later, recurrence had not been detected.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23906705/