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New urethra surgery helped 8-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier
By Liehmann, L M et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2010·University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Transpelvic urethrostomy in a Staffordshire bull terrier: a new technique in the dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old male Staffordshire bull terrier was brought to the vet with a bleeding mass in his urethra. Tests showed it was a squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer. The vet performed a total penile amputation and a new surgical technique called transpelvic urethrostomy, which successfully connected the urethra to the skin in the scrotal area. After the surgery, the dog had no major complications and, seven months later, he showed no signs of any issues.
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Abstract
An eight-year-old male Staffordshire bull terrier was presented with a bleeding mass in the urethral mucosa 1.5 cm distal to the ischial arch. After cytological findings suggestive of a squamous cell carcinoma and confirmation of the mass with urethroscopy, total penile amputation followed by transpelvic urethrostomy using an ischial symphyseal ostectomy was performed. The procedure successfully produced a tension-free anastomosis of the urethra to the skin in the scrotal position and no major complications were observed in the postoperative period. Histologically, the lesion was reported as a ruptured vascular structure with thrombosis and repair tissue. Seven months after surgery the dog is free of clinical signs.
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