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Bladder: agenesis

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Sections available in full article	Introduction, Age predisposition, Pathogenesis, Etiology, Pathophysiology, Treatment, Standard treatment, Sources, Vetstream contributor(s),
Contributors	Ms Victoria Lipscomb MA VetMB CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

Cause : extremely rare embryological anomaly (one reported case).
Total failure of differentiation of ventral bladder component of cloaca. The ureters may enter into the urrethra, vagina, rectum or a patent urachus.
Signs : urine dribbling and scalding from birth.
Diagnosis : examination, positive contrast intravenous urography and/or retrograde urethrography .
Treatment : surgical transplantation of ureters to bowel.
Prognosis : guarded.

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