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Case Reports
. 2016 Jan 27;2(1):2055116916628555.
doi: 10.1177/2055116916628555. eCollection 2016 Jan-Jun.

Lumbosacral agenesis in a cat

Gabrielle C Hybki  1 , Lisa A Murphy  2 , Joseph P Marchi  1 , Jeffrey E Patlogar  1 , Jennifer O Brisson  3 , Reid K Nakamura  1
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Lumbosacral agenesis in a cat

Gabrielle C Hybki et al. JFMS Open Rep. .

Abstract

Case summary: Lumbosacral agenesis is a rare congenital condition reported in children. We report a 17-week-old female domestic shorthair cat with lumbosacral agenesis on whole-body radiographs. The cat was euthanized shortly thereafter presentation. A necropsy was not permitted.

Relevance and novel information: This is the first reported feline case of lumbosacral agenesis.

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Conflict of interest: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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(a) Lateral and (b) ventrodorsal whole-body radiographic projection. There is visible malformation of ribs 12 and 13, as well as of the first and second lumbar vertebrae. There is no evidence of any other lumbar or sacral vertebrae as indicated by the arrows. There is a large colon distended with feces with a left inguinal hernia and possible bowel entrapment. The kidneys were not visible radiographically
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