Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Female cat with recurring perineal hernia and bladder issues
By Hansen, Jackie et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2023·From the Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology (J.H.) and.·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Recurrent Perineal Hernia in a Female Cat Diagnosed by Positive-Contrast Vaginourethrocystogram.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was brought to the vet after struggling to urinate for 12 days. She had a history of surgery for perineal hernias six years earlier. Tests showed that she had bladder stones and recurrent hernias, which were causing her bladder to be displaced. The vet performed surgery to fix the hernias again and secure the bladder in place. After the procedure, the cat was expected to recover and have improved urinary function.
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Abstract
A 9 yr old female spayed domestic shorthair was presented with a 12-day history of stranguria. Six years previously, the cat had a bilateral perineal herniorrhaphy with cystopexy and pubic osteotomy. At presentation, survey radiographs and a positive-contrast vaginourethrocystogram were performed, which revealed cystolithiasis and recurrent bilateral perineal hernias with bladder retroflexion. A cystopexy was repeated, followed by bilateral perineal repairs using the internal obturator muscle flap transposition. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of a perineal hernia with recurrent bladder retroflexion after cystopexy diagnosed with positive-contrast vaginourethrocystogram in a female cat.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37883674/