Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with encrusted cystitis and ureter blockage after laser ureter
By Duffy, Maura & Gallagher, Alex·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2018·From the Small Animal Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Encrusted Cystitis with Suspected Ureteral Obstruction Following Cystoscopic-Guided Laser Ablation of Ectopic Ureters in a Dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 1-year-old spayed female Labrador retriever was brought to the vet for difficulty urinating and blood in her urine three weeks after a laser procedure to treat her ectopic ureters (a condition where the ureters are not connected properly to the bladder). The vet diagnosed her with encrusted cystitis, an infection caused by a specific bacteria, and found that she had a blockage in her urinary tract. To treat her, the vet removed the plaque causing the blockage, adjusted her urine acidity, and put her on antibiotics. Thankfully, she made a full recovery.
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Abstract
A 1 yr old 30 kg spayed female Labrador retriever presented for stranguria and hematuria 3 wk after cystoscopic laser ablation for ectopic ureters. Encrusted cystitis was diagnosed based on ultrasonography, cystoscopy, urinalysis, and culture of Corynebacterium urealyticum from the urine. Unilateral hydronephrosis and hydroureter were suspected to be secondary to obstruction at the trigone. The dog was treated with focal debridement of plaques at the left ureter, urinary acidification, and long-term antibiotic therapy with complete recovery. This is the first report of encrusted cystitis as a complication of cystoscopic-guided laser ablation for ectopic ureters, and suggests cystoscopic debridement may be useful if ureteral obstruction occurs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29372865/