Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Laser treatment breaks bladder and urethra stones in 73 dogs
By Adams, Larry G et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2008·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Use of laser lithotripsy for fragmentation of uroliths in dogs: 73 cases (2005-2006).
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Plain-English summary
A group of 73 dogs with bladder or urethra stones (uroliths) underwent a procedure called laser lithotripsy, which uses a laser to break up the stones. The treatment was successful, completely fragmenting the stones in all female dogs and in 86.7% of male dogs. After the procedure, some dogs experienced short-term issues like swelling in the urethra, but these were resolved with a urinary catheter. Fortunately, there were no long-term complications, and the dogs were able to recover well.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe use of transurethral cystoscope-guided laser lithotripsy for fragmentation of cystic and urethral uroliths and determine procedure duration and short-term and long-term outcome in dogs. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. ANIMALS: 73 dogs with naturally occurring uroliths in the urinary bladder, urethra, or both. PROCEDURES: Transurethral cystoscope-guided laser lithotripsy was performed in all dogs, and medical records were reviewed for short-term and long-term outcome and complications. RESULTS: Laser lithotripsy resulted in complete fragmentation of all uroliths in all 28 female dogs and a majority of male dogs (39/45 [86.7%]). Dogs with urethroliths had shorter median laser time than dogs with cystic uroliths. Basket extraction and voiding urohydro-propulsion were successful for removal of the urolith fragments following laser lithotripsy. Complications related to cystoscope-guided laser lithotripsy occurred in 5 of 28 (17.9%) female dogs and 6 of 45 (13.3%) male dogs. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Transurethral cystoscope-guided laser lithotripsy was successful in female dogs and most male dogs for fragmentation of cystic and urethral uroliths. Short-term complications were most commonly related to urethral swelling and resolved with placement of an indwelling urinary catheter. There were no long-term complications.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18518810/