Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with urinary incontinence treated with urethral sphincter device
By Fournet, A et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2021·Université, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of urinary incontinence in a cat with genitourinary dysplasia using an urethral sphincter occluder.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old spayed female Maine Coon cat was brought in for urinary incontinence and had been experiencing recurrent urinary tract infections since she was 2 months old. After various tests, the vet found that she had genitourinary dysplasia, which affected her ability to control her urine. The vet surgically placed an artificial urethral sphincter occluder to help manage the incontinence. Initially, there was only a slight improvement, but after adjusting the device, her incontinence was resolved.
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Abstract
A 2-year-old spayed female Maine Coon presented with urinary incontinence and recurrent urinary tract infection since 2 months of age. Clinical examination was unremarkable. Ultrasonography, CT and cystourethroscopy revealed urogenital abnormalities consistent with genitourinary dysplasia. Urethral pressure profilometry suggested urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence. Surgical placement of an artificial urethral sphincter occluder was performed. Mild decrease of urinary incontinence was observed 6 weeks postoperatively. Inflation of the occluder under urethral pressure profilometry was subsequently performed and resolved the incontinence. This is the first report to describe the use of urodynamic testing at the time of inflation of an artificial urethral sphincter occluder to adjust the degree of urethral occlusion.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32692410/