Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with urinary blockage after surgery for urethral duplication
By Joana Martins et al.·Published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science·2022·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Case report: Post-surgical complication in a case of urethral duplication in a dog
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old male Yorkshire terrier developed frequent urination and difficulty emptying his bladder after surgery to fix a rare condition called urethral duplication, where there are two urethras. The initial surgery went well, but a complication arose due to a leftover piece of the abnormal urethra causing problems. To fix this, the vet performed a second surgery that successfully corrected the issue, allowing the dog to urinate normally again.
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Abstract
Urethral duplication is a rare anomaly observed in veterinary medicine. The surgical techniques described therein are associated with an uneventful recovery. The authors describe a major surgical complication after the correction of urethral duplication in a 2-year-old male Yorkshire terrier. After surgical correction using the perineal approach, the patient developed pollakiuria and urinary retention due to a valve effect caused by the remnant of the dorsal opening of the ectopic urethra. A second procedure, using an abdominopelvic approach, successfully corrected the complication by intraluminal correction of the dorsal urethral wall.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/36504875