10 yr old MN German Shepherd. Hematuria on UA (none appreciated grossly). Also having some frank rectal discharge. Normal appearing distal colon on ultrasound. Looking for some input on the hyperechoic area in the prostate. Not appreciating shadowing. Could this be a urolith? Non painful. A urinary catheter was passed easily into the bladder, no resistance.
5 responses to “prostatic mineralization vs. urolith”
Most likley an incidental
Most likley an incidental prostatic lith.
Yes its luminal and not in
Yes its luminal and not in the parenchma so likely trying to pass but lodged in the prostatic urethra
Do you think we should we
Do you think we should we just monitor for obstruction or get more aggressive and recommend urethroscopy? Thank you!
If there are no signs of
If there are no signs of stranguria or dysuria then would monitor. Also catheter passes easily – what size was it?
I am not sure – rDVM
I am not sure – rDVM performed after I left. Thank you for the input – they are planning to monitor. For the rectal bleeding, they did pick up a new mass that exfoliated and they submitted for histo. I did not see it on my ultrasound.