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Ectopic ureters causing puppy leaking urine fixed by surgery in dogs
By Reichler, Iris M et al.·Published in Veterinary surgery : VS·2012·Clinic of Reproductive Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Ectopic ureters in dogs: clinical features, surgical techniques and outcome.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of female and male dogs with a condition called ectopic ureters (where the ureters don't connect properly to the bladder) were treated with surgery to correct the issue. The surgery had a success rate of 72%, meaning many dogs saw improvement in their urinary incontinence after the procedure. Female dogs tended to show symptoms earlier than males, but both genders had similar outcomes after surgery. The surgery involved either removing part of the ureter or connecting it directly to the bladder, and many dogs experienced a resolution of their incontinence after treatment.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical features of ectopic ureter (EU) in male and female dogs and outcome after neoureterostomy with resection restricted to the intravesical part of the ureter for intramural ectopic ureter (iEU) or of ureteroneocystostomy for extramural ectopic ureter (eEU). STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case series. ANIMALS: Female dogs (n = 26) with 32 iEU and 8 eEU; male dogs (n = 24) with 25 iEU and 18 eEU. METHODS: Data were collected from medical records (1992-2008). Long-term follow-up information after surgical correction by modified neoureterostomy or ureteroneocystostomy was gathered by owner questionnaire. RESULTS: Median age at first occurrence of UI was significantly lower in females (<2 months) than in males with EU (8 months; P = 0.0015). Bilateral occurrence and an extramural course of the ureter were more common in males (n = 19 and n = 20, respectively) compared with females (14 and 12, respectively), but the outcome of surgical treatment was comparable in both genders. CONCLUSIONS: The prognosis after surgery is fair with a success rate of 72% and a complication rate of 26%. Resection of only the intravesicular ectopic ureter resulted in resolution of incontinence in a high percentage of dogs and thus is an acceptable alternative to removal of the entire ureteral remnant.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22486391/