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Patient after preoperative clipping and aseptic preparation of the ventral abdomen. A 1 x 1 mm area of erythematous, inflamed tissue is observed, associated with the umbilicus
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On presentation to the referral center, the kitten was bright, alert and responsive, painful on abdominal palpation and had a 1 x 1 mm inflamed, moist area around the umbilicus (Figure 1).
Left lateral abdominal radiograph revealing extension of the urinary catheter beyond the apex of the bladder and extending towards the umbilicus
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Three-view abdominal radiographs were obtained, which revealed the urinary catheter extending beyond the margins of the bladder and terminating at the umbilicus (Figure 2).
Left lateral abdominal radiograph revealing contrast leaking out of the umbilicus onto the ventral abdominal fur, with no evidence of contrast leaking into the peritoneal cavity. Radiolucent filling defects are observed throughout the bladder. The patent urachus is not specifically identified in this radiograph but is inferred based on extension of the urinary catheter beyond the bladder and presence of contrast on the surrounding fur
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Subsequently, a contrast study was performed, which identified contrast within the urinary bladder and external to the body wall with no evidence of contrast leaking into the abdomen (Figure 3).
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