Torção uterina de 1080º de rotação em gata com piometra fechada
Oliveira, Sidnei Nunes deHayashi, Rafaella MikiDalanezi, Felipe MoralesAraujo, Endrigo Adonis Braga deZahn, Fabíola SoaresSilva, Luis Fernando Mercês ChavesPrestes, Nereu Carlos
Background: Uterine torsion is a rotation of one or both uterine horns around its longitudinal axis, associated to vascular compromise that may lead to necrosis and both metabolic and hematological disorders, rarely reported in cats. The etiology has not been established and it has most frequently been associated to pregnancy, although its occurrence in non-pregnant animals in association with uterine diseases (e.g. pyometra, mucometra and hematometra) has been reported. The aim of this work is to report a case of 1080 uterine horn torsion in a cat with closed-cervix pyometra. Case: A five-year-old, weighing 4.2 kg, female queen was referred to the Ambulatório de Pequenos Animais do Departamento de Reprodução Animal e Radiologia Veterinária in the Veterinary Hospital of Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, SP with a three-day history of an evident abdominal distension, anorexia, polydipsia and lethargy. The owner reported that the queen had delivered a litter of kittens three years ago and, since then, medroxyprogesterone acetate has been administrated in order to inhibit the oestrus cycles. Physical examination revealed pale mucous membranes, dehydration, cachexy, abdominal distension with no vaginal discharge and a large uterus with irregularities, detected by abdominal palpation. Hematological examination revealed anemia, thrombocytopenia [...](AU)
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