Semina: Ciências Agrárias (Feb 2014)

Laparoscopic-assisted prepubic urethrostomy in a cat with urethral stenosis

  • Saulo Tadeu Lemos Pinto Filho ,
  • Marilia Teresa Oliveira ,
  • Fernando Wiecheteck Souza ,
  • Fabíola Dalmolin,
  • Hellen Hartmann,
  • Antônio Soares Coutinho Júnior ,
  • Lucas Antonio Heinen Schuster ,
  • Carlos Afonso Castro Beck ,
  • Felipe Ribeiro Botelho Santos,
  • João Pedro Scussel Feranti,
  • Mauricio Veloso Brun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2014v35n1p381
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 1
pp. 381 – 386

Abstract

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Urethrostomy is a surgical technique used in cases of partial or total obstruction of the urethra, and the laparoscopic approach may be a treatment option. Due to the scarcity of studies involving the technique, this paper reports the case of laparoscopic-assisted pre-pubic urethrostomy (hybrid laparoscopic) in a cat with urethral stricture. A five-years-old cat presenting recurrent feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) had undergone to perineal urethrostomy two years and nine months ago. After this procedure, the patient underwent another four corrective surgeries without success. Laboratory tests (blood count and biochemical) and image diagnosis were realized. The patient was subjected to laparoscopic-assisted pre-pubic urethrostomy and it was achieved therapeutic success and adequate patient quality of life. It is concluded that this technique is feasible and safe in cats, making it a possible choice of surgical treatment for urethral stricture.

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