What Is Your Diagnosis?

Rahal, Sheila Canevese; Mj, Mamprim; Torelli,

doi:10.2460/javma.2004.225.1041

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“…Data regarding ultrasound appearance of the wall and the content of the urinary bladder were also recorded for each patient. Urachal anomalies were then classified as follows: patent urachus, defined as a fluid-filled tubular structure, extending from the cranioventral bladder wall to the umbilicus; urachal cyst, defined as a thin-walled, fluid-filled structure, cranial to the bladder; vesicourachal diverticulum defined as a fluid filled structure extending from the bladder cranioventrally as a convex out-pouching of the lumen, subclassified as intramural (limited to the thickness of the bladder wall) or extramural (protruding beyond the serosal surface of the bladder) [ 3 , 17 , 18 , 19 ].…”

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Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Urachal Anomalies in Cats and Dogs: Retrospective Study of 98 Cases (2009–2019)

Perondi

Puccinelli

Lippi

et al. 2020

Veterinary Sciences

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This retrospective study investigated the prevalence of different urachal anomalies (UA) in cats (n = 60) and dogs (n = 38) and their association with clinical symptoms and urinalysis alterations. Among UA, the vesicourachal diverticulum was the most prevalent UA diagnosed in both cats (96.7%) and dogs (89.5%): the intramural vesicourachal diverticulum was diagnosed in 76.7% of cats and 71.1% of dogs, followed by extramural vesicourachal diverticulum (20.0% and 18.4% respectively). In both cats and dogs, bladder wall diffuse or regional thickening was the most prevalent alteration. The most common alterations of the urinary bladder content were urolithiasis sediment in cats (33.3%) and in dogs (31.6%). Dogs with UA were more often asymptomatic (p = 0.01). No difference was found in cats. Stranguria, hematuria, and urethral obstruction were the most frequently reported clinical signs, while hematuria and leukocyturia were the most prevalent abnormalities at urinalysis. In conclusion, our study confirmed UA as uncommon, and often incidental findings, with a high prevalence of animals without clinical signs.

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confidence: 99%