Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Laser fiber left inside bladder stone in male English bulldog
By Butty, Emmanuelle M et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2019·Department of Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Retained laser fiber in the nidus of a recurrent cystine urolith in an intact male English bulldog.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male English bulldog was brought in for surgery to remove bladder stones made of cystine, which are a type of urinary stone. After the first surgery, the stones returned, and during a second surgery, the vet discovered that a piece of a laser fiber had broken off and was stuck inside the bladder, causing the stones to form again. The presence of this retained fiber was the reason for the recurrence of the stones. Once it was removed, the dog was treated successfully, and the bladder stones were resolved.
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Abstract
A lithotripsy and percutaneous cystolithotomy (PCCL) were performed on a 5-year-old intact male English bulldog. The composition of the uroliths was 100% cystine. When a second PCCL was performed 2 months later, the nidus of the largest urolith was a segment of an optical fiber broken off during laser lithotripsy.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30651647/