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PEARLS & CONSIDERATIONS Technician Tips Ochoa VB, et al: Perinephric pseudocysts in the cat:
Urine samples for culture should be collected a retrospective study and review of the literature.
J Vet Intern Med 13:47-55, 1999.
VetBooks.ir • The choice between surgical removal of of renal cyst, use ultrasound guidance. Raffan E, et al: Transitional cell carcinoma forming Diseases and Disorders
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by cystocentesis. To avoid accidental needlestick
a perirenal cyst in a cat. J Small Anim Pract
transudative pseudocysts and repeated
49:144-147, 2008.
percutaneous drainage depends on severity
of underlying kidney disease, concurrent SUGGESTED READING
Beck JA, et al: Perirenal pseudocysts in 26 cats. Aust
disease, age of the cat, and cost to owner. Vet J 78(3):166-171, 2000. RELATED CLIENT EDUCATION
Cats with severe azotemia, another disease SHEETS
process that makes them a poor anesthetic/ ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED
surgical candidate, advanced age, or when READINGS Chronic Kidney Disease
cost is an issue may be best managed by Hill TP, et al: Omentalisation of perinephric pseudo- Consent to Perform Abdominal Ultrasound
repeated percutaneous drainage. cysts in a cat. J Small Anim Pract 41:115-118, 2000. Consent to Perform Cystocentesis
• Nephrectomy may result in worsened McCord K, et al: Unilateral improvement in glo- Consent to Perform Exploratory Laparotomy
azotemia in cats and should be reserved merular filtration rate after permanent drainage Consent to Perform Fine-Needle Aspiration
for cats that develop persistent ascites after of a perinephric pseudocyst in a cat. J Feline Med of Masses
removal of the pseudocyst. Ideally, renal Surg 10:280, 2008. Urinary Tract Infections
scintigraphy should precede the decision for Mouat EE, et al: Bilateral laparoscopic subtotal AUTHOR & EDITOR: Leah A. Cohn, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
nephrectomy to determine contribution of perinephric pseudocyst resection in a cat. J Feline
kidney to be removed to total glomerular Med Surg 11:1015, 2009.
filtration capacity.

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