Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Male cat blocked after catheter injury to urethra treated successfully
By Broux, Olivier et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2018·Faculty of Veterinary Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Urethral intussusception following traumatic catheterization in a male cat.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old male European shorthair cat was brought to the vet because he was unable to urinate. After being catheterized, tests showed a problem in his urethra, specifically a condition called intussusception, where part of the urethra had folded in on itself, causing a partial rupture. The vet performed a surgery called a perineal urethrostomy to fix the issue. At a follow-up appointment 15 months later, the cat was doing well and appeared to be healthy.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old, European male shorthair cat was presented with lower urinary tract obstruction. He was catheterized and referred. Retrograde cysto-urethrography suggested a urethral mass. Intussusception of the urethra with a partial rupture of the urethra was visualized. A perineal urethrostomy was performed. The cat was clinically normal at 15 months' follow-up.
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