Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat urethral stoma surgery fixes narrowing after urethrostomy
By Phillips, Heidi & Holt, David E·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2006·Allegheny Veterinary Emergency Trauma and Specialty, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Surgical revision of the urethral stoma following perineal urethrostomy in 11 cats: (1998-2004).
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Plain-English summary
Eleven cats had surgery to fix a problem with their urethral opening after a previous procedure called perineal urethrostomy. Some cats had issues because the original surgery didn't properly reach certain glands, while others had urine leaking into their skin. After the revision surgery, most owners reported that their cats did well and had no further complications. This suggests that careful surgical technique is important to prevent future problems.
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Abstract
Eleven cats required urethral stoma revision because of urethral stricture following perineal urethrostomy. At surgery, eight cats had evidence of inadequate dissection to the bulbourethral glands, and three cats had evidence of urine extravasation into the subcutaneous tissues. Following revision of the stoma, long-term follow-up was obtained in nine cases. For eight cats, owners reported no complications after the revision. Failure to dissect beyond the bulbourethral glands and inadequate mucosa-to-skin apposition resulted in postoperative stricture formation. Stoma revisions were performed a median of 71 days following the initial perineal urethrostomy, indicating that long-term evaluation of cases is necessary.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16611934/