Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgery to fix birth urinary leaking in male cat
By Di Mauro, Francesca M et al.Ā·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital AssociationĀ·2014Ā·Department of Clinical Studies, CanadaĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Combined use of intravesicular ureteroneocystostomy techniques to correct ureteral ectopia in a male cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old male Himalayan cat was brought in for persistent urinary incontinence that he had since birth. An ultrasound showed that his ureters were not in the correct position, which was confirmed during surgery. The veterinarian used two surgical techniques to properly reattach the ureters to the bladder. After the surgery, the cat was able to control his urination and remained healthy and continent for six months afterward.
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Abstract
A 2 yr old castrated male Himalayan presented for evaluation and treatment of persistent urinary incontinence that had been present since birth. Ultrasonographic evaluation of the urinary tract revealed suspected bilateral, extramural, ureteral ectopia that was confirmed at the time of surgical exploration. Marked left hydroureter and a normal right ureter were found entering the urethra ∼ 2 cm caudal to the bladder neck. An intravesicular mucosal apposition (modified Leadbetter-Politano) and "drop-in" ureteroneocystostomy techniques were used for reimplantation of the left and right ureter, respectively. Postoperatively, the cat gained urinary continence and remained continent and clinically normal 6 mo following surgery.
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