Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with severe bladder ischemia treated without surgery
By Shin, Pei-Tsz & Aoki, Koji·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2022·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Successful conservative management in a dog with substantial urinary bladder ischemia.
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Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old spayed female pug was brought to the vet because she had a severely damaged urinary bladder due to blocked stones. The vet performed surgery to remove the stones and managed the bladder with careful treatment afterward. Four and a half months later, a follow-up ultrasound showed an abdominal mass near the bladder, which required another surgery to remove part of the bladder. Thankfully, the dog recovered well, and her long-term outlook is positive. This case highlights that conservative treatment can be effective for serious bladder issues in dogs.
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Abstract
A 7-year-old spayed female pug dog was brought to the veterinary college with a severely and diffusely ischemic urinary bladder secondary to obstructive uroliths in the lower urinary tract. Cystotomy was performed to remove the uroliths and the ischemic bladder was managed with conservative treatment. A recheck abdominal ultrasound 4.5 mo after surgery revealed an abdominal mass that was associated with the urinary bladder. An exploratory laparotomy and partial cystectomy were performed. Histopathology of the mass showed granulomatous inflammation centered on necrotic tissue. The dog recovered well, and long-term prognosis is good. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first veterinary case report describing conservative management of an ischemic urinary bladder. An uncommon complication following cystotomy and the relevant imaging findings is also described. The positive outcome for the dog demonstrated that conservative management may serve as an option for treatment of substantial ischemia of the urinary bladder.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36467376/