title: Hydrometra in a ferret-case report.
abstract: A desexed female ferret was presented with bilateral alopecic changes. Clinical examination revealed generalized alopecia and abdominal distension. A polycystic mass was found behind the right kidney, and the whole abdomen was filled with a large turgid mass. Radiography and ultrasonography confirmed the presumptive diagnosis of a hydrometra. Hematology and serum biochemistry showed regenerative anemia with light azotemia. Laparotomy showed the presence of a neoplastic mass at the location of the right ovary, a massive enlargement of the uterus filled with a clear fluid, and a subcapsular cyst on the left kidney. After surgery, histopathologic examination of the tissues diagnosed a leiomyoma of the right ovary with hyperplasia of the uterine wall.
authors.affiliation: Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, 1-3 Palackého Street, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic. jeklv@vfu.cz
authors.forename: Vladimír
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jekl
authors.forename: Karel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hauptman
authors.forename: Edita
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jeklová
authors.forename: Gerry M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Dorrestein
authors.forename: Zdenek
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Knotek
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005289:Ferrets; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014599:Uterus