Ascaris lumbricoides: A stranger in the urinary bladder causing urinary retention

Chronic urinary bladder torsion causing urinary incontinence in a cat

CASE SUMMARY A 10-month-old female spayed domestic shorthair cat was presented for urinary incontinence. The cat was azotaemic, and ultrasound examination identified hydroureter and hydronephrosis. Subsequent computed tomography (CT) contrast pyelography allowed a diagnosis of urinary bladder torsion. Surgical findings and treatment are described. Postoperatively, incontinence and azotaemia res...

PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA OF THE URINARY BLADDER

One of the rarest tumors involving the urinary bladder is the pheochromocytoma. A case of pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder in a young female suffering from headache and cystitis for many years is reported. Twenty-four hour urine VMA was normal. The patient was never hypertensive except during surgical manipulation of the tumor. Biopsy of the bladder resulted in massive hemorrhage.

Ascaris lumbricoides causing acute abdomen: a case report.

Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the most well-known helminthic parasites affecting humans, and ascariasis remains common with > 1.2 billion infections globally [1]. It is endemic in the Middle East and South America especially in under-developed countries where poor sanitation, the most important risk factor for infection [2], is common [3]. A. lumbricoides infection occurs in all age groups but...

Late migration of a retained bullet into the urinary bladder presenting with acute urinary retention.

Ascaris Lumbricoides