Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Imaging diagnosis of ureteral mass causing kidney swelling in a cat
By Huynh, Elizabeth et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2020·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Use of radiography, ultrasonography, and computed tomography in the diagnosis of a pyogranulomatous ureteral mass in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old spayed female domestic short-haired cat with diabetes suddenly started vomiting and stopped eating. X-rays and ultrasounds revealed a mass around her left ureter, causing swelling and fluid buildup in her abdomen. A CT scan confirmed the mass and showed a stone blocking the ureter. After surgery and a biopsy, the cat was diagnosed with a specific type of ureter infection. Treatment details beyond the diagnosis are not provided, but the diagnosis itself is crucial for guiding further care.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old, spayed female, domestic short haired cat, with diabetes mellitus, was presented to the University of Florida Veterinary Medical Center for an acute onset of vomiting and inappetence. Abdominal radiographs showed mild retroperitoneal effusion and asymmetric left-sided renomegaly. Subsequently, on abdominal ultrasound, a hypoechoic left ureteral mass with left hydronephrosis and hydroureter was identified. An abdominal computed tomography revealed a heterogeneously contrast-enhancing mass circumferentially surrounding the mid to distal left ureter, mild retroperitoneal effusion, left-sided hydronephrosis and hydroureter, and a distally located ureteral calculus at the level of the ureterovesicular junction. The patient was diagnosed with left-sided pyogranulomatous ureteritis via surgical biopsy and histopathology.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29938862/