A 9-year-old SF Siberian cat was presented for evaluation of intermittent hematuria and occasional inappropriate urination. Urinalysis showed normal specific gravity, hematuria, proteinuria, and leukosuria.
Case Study
06_00316 Bella C Cystic calculus
Sonographic Differential Diagnosis
Bladder calculus. Mild cystitis bladder pattern.
Recommend cystotomy, stone analysis and bladder wall biopsy and culture to assess inflammatory cell type and rule out concurrent interstitial cystitis. Urinary stone culture is recommended.
Image Interpretation
The urinary bladder presented a small calculus that measured 0.57 cm embedded within the cystourethral junction. The bladder wall was slightly thickened. Bladder wall thickness was noted. Minor urinary repletion was noted and measured 0.42 cm.
DX
Cystic calculus
Outcome
None
Clinical Differential Diagnosis
Interstitial cystitis, bacterial cystitis, uroliths, neoplasia, polyploid cystitis, granulomatous cystitis
Sampling
None
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Patient Information
Gender :
Female, Spayed
Species :
Feline
Type of Imaging : Ultrasound
Status :
Complete
Clinical Signs
- Hematuria
- Inappropriate Urination
Images
Clinical Signs
- Hematuria
- Inappropriate Urination
Urinalysi
- Blood Present
- Protein Present
- WBCs Present