Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog vomiting and not peeing due to bladder rupture from cystitis
By Donà, C et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2025·Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences (DIVAS), Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Spontaneous urinary bladder rupture in a dog with lymphoplasmacytic cystitis.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old male mixed-breed dog was brought in for vomiting and not being able to urinate. After tests, the vet found a tear in the dog's urinary bladder, which had leaked urine into the abdomen. The dog underwent surgery to repair the bladder and a biopsy was taken to check for underlying issues. The results showed chronic inflammation, which weakened the bladder wall and led to the rupture. After the surgery, the dog was treated for recovery and is expected to do well.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old male mixed-breed dog presented with vomiting and anuria. The dog was living indoors, and no trauma was reported by the owner. Ultrasonography and a retrograde urethrogram revealed the presence of a urinary bladder leakage. A celiotomy was performed to repair a urinary bladder tear, along with a biopsy of the urinary bladder wall. Histopathological features consisted of lymphoplasmacytic cystitis with haemorrhages and multifocal fibrotic areas within the muscular layers. Spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder without evidence of trauma is a well-known, though rare, condition in human medicine. The chronic inflammation detected in the present case, along with fibrosis, caused the weakening of the urinary bladder wall, leading to perforation. This is the first documented veterinary case of spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder secondary to chronic inflammation and highlights the importance of including this condition in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with uroperitoneum without underlying trauma.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40139205/