Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Male dog with two ectopic ureters and one missing kidney
By Taney, Kendall G et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2003·Coral Springs Animal Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Bilateral ectopic ureters in a male dog with unilateral renal agenesis.
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Plain-English summary
A 1-year-old neutered male mixed-breed dog was brought in for urinary incontinence, meaning he was leaking urine uncontrollably. Tests showed he had two abnormal ureters that were not connected properly to his bladder, and he was missing one kidney. The vet performed surgery to fix the problem by creating a new opening for the functioning ureter and tying off the other one. After the surgery, follow-up tests showed that the surgery worked, and twelve weeks later, the dog was no longer leaking urine and was doing well.
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Abstract
A 1-year-old neutered male mixed-breed dog was evaluated because of signs of urinary incontinence. Retrograde positive contrast urethrocystography and excretory urography with pneumocystography revealed bilateral intramural ectopic ureters and absence of the right kidney. During abdominal exploratory surgery, only the left kidney was located. The left intramural ectopic ureter was repaired by neoureterostomy (creation of a new opening for the ureter to enable urine to empty into the bladder). The right ectopic ureter was ligated at its entrance into the urinary bladder serosa. Results of excretory urography (performed immediately after surgery and repeated 8 weeks later) revealed successful correction of the left intramural ectopic ureter. Twelve weeks after surgery, the dog remained continent. To the authors' knowledge, there are few reports of ectopic ureters in male dogs; furthermore, the urinary tract abnormalities detected concurrently in this dog are also unusual.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14507098/