Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Male dog with bladder leaking fixed by laparoscopic surgery
By Salomon, J F et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2002·Department of Companion Animal Surgery, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Management of urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence in a male dog with laparoscopic-guided deferentopexy.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old male poodle was experiencing intermittent incontinence, meaning he would leak urine even though he could still urinate normally. After ruling out other possible causes, the veterinarian diagnosed him with urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence, a rare condition in male dogs. To treat this, the vet performed a laparoscopic surgery to secure the ductus deferens (the tubes that carry sperm) to the abdominal wall and reposition the bladder. This surgery successfully improved the dog's incontinence, allowing him to regain better control over his urination.
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Abstract
Urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence is uncommon in the male dog. Diagnosis is made on the basis of the history (full bladder intermittent incontinence with persistence of normal micturitions), clinical examination and by exclusion of other causes of incontinence, such as prostatic disease, lower urinary tract abnormalities and cystitis. This report describes a case in an 11-year-old male poodle in which positive contrast urethrocystography showed no anatomical abnormalities. Surgical treatment by fixation of both ductus deferens to the abdominal wall under laparoscopic guidance with cranial displacement of the urinary bladder improved the incontinence.
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