|Articles|September 23, 2010

Image Quiz: Ultrasonography-A cat with a distended abdomen

What is the lesion in this abdominal ultrasonogram?

A 12-year-old spayed female domestic shorthaired cat is presented for increased urination. On abdominal palpation, the abdomen is diffusely distended and uncomfortable. You investigate with an ultrasonographic examination and see this image. What is your interpretation?

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