Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with urinary bladder hernia through enlarged inguinal canal
By Zulauf, D et al.Ā·Published in Schweizer Archiv fur TierheilkundeĀ·2007Ā·Clinic for Small Animal SurgeryĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Herniation of the urinary bladder through a congenitally enlarged inguinal canal in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old male Maine Coon cat was brought to the vet because he was frequently urinating, had blood in his urine, and was vomiting. The vet found a soft mass outside his abdomen, which turned out to be his urinary bladder that had herniated through an enlarged inguinal canal. During surgery, the bladder was repositioned and secured to the abdominal wall, and the enlarged canals were partially closed. After the procedure, the cat's symptoms improved, and he was able to recover well.
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Abstract
A two-year-old, castrated male Main Coon cat was referred because of chronic, recurrent pollakiuria, haematuria, and acute vomiting. On clinical examination, a smooth, soft-tissue mass, suspected to be the urinary bladder, was palpable outside of the abdominal wall in the inguinal area. On radiographs, the urinary bladder was found to be extra-abdominal, and herniated through an enlarged right inguinal canal at exploratory coeliotomy. The left inguinal canal was also enlarged. The urinary bladder was repositioned and fixed to the caudal abdominal wall by incisional cystopexy and both enlarged inguinal canals were partially closed with an interrupted suture pattern.
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