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(a) Five-month-old male Schraze cat with a large soft ventral swelling at the caudal abdomen. (b) Sonogram of abdominal mass in a cat showed a herniated urinary bladder (yellow arrow), omentum and the abdominal muscles (red arrow).
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F1
Clinical examination, abdominal ultrasonography and exploratory laparotomy were performed (Fig. 1a,b).
Intraoperative view after dissection of the subcauetouns abdominal fat. (a) Abdominal wall defect, herniated intestinal loops, and urinary bladder (blue arrows). (b) Closure of the rectus abdominal muscle with 3-0 PDS in a simple continuous pattern (blue arrow).
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After dissection of the subcauetouns abdominal fat, the intestine and urinary bladder was observed extra-abdominal in the left femoral area (Fig. 2a). A 3 cm length abdominal defect (hernia ring) was detected in the caudal abdominal area (Fig. 2a). The external rectus abdominal muscle was closed with 3-0 PDS (Unicryl M, Unimed, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) in a simple continuous pattern (Fig. 2b).