title: Uterine torsion and metabolic abnormalities in a cat with a pyometra.
abstract: A 6-year-old, intact female, Russian Blue cat was presented with abdominal distention, vaginal discharge, and a firm tubular structure palpable in the mid-abdomen. Serum biochemical abnormalities included hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, and azotemia. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a pyometra with uterine torsion; an ovariohysterectomy was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists, 1 West 15th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. skye.stanley@vcamail.com
authors.forename: Skye W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: Philip D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Pacchiana
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D004716:Endometritis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*