Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgery to fix urinary leaking in a young cat with urinary tract
By Gosling, M & Hall, J·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2024·Wear Referrals, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Combined cystourethroplasty and urethral sphincter occluder placement for treatment of urinary incontinence in a cat with genitourinary dysplasia.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-month-old female domestic shorthair cat was brought in for urinary incontinence and frequent urinary tract infections since she was just 2 months old. After thorough examinations and imaging, she was diagnosed with genitourinary dysplasia, a condition affecting her urinary system. Medical treatments didn’t help, so the vet performed surgery to create a new urinary passage and placed an artificial sphincter to help control her urination. After several adjustments to the sphincter, the cat showed significant improvement and maintained near-total control of her urination for 10 months after the surgery.
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Abstract
A 10-month-old female neutered domestic shorthair cat presented with a history of urinary incontinence and recurrent bacterial cystitis since 2 months of age. Physical examination was unremarkable other than vulval hypoplasia. Genitourinary dysplasia was diagnosed following a physical examination, CT imaging and retrograde positive contrast urethrocystography. Attempted medical management of the urinary incontinence was unsuccessful. Surgical treatment consisted of cystourethroplasty combined with artificial urethral sphincter placement, resulting in marked improvement of urinary continence. Following multiple adjustments of the artificial urethral sphincter near-total continence was achieved, which was maintained at 10 months post-surgery.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38424735/