Use of a self-expanding metallic stent for the treatment of a urethral stricture in a young cat.

A 4-month-old intact male domestic shorthair cat was evaluated for urinary outflow obstruction after several weeks of medical management for traumatic urethral rupture. Positive-contrast retrograde urethrography and anterograde cystoscopy performed 4 weeks after the initial urethral injury confirmed a stricture approximately 1cm distal to the bladder trigone at the site of the initial urethral tear. A self-expanding metallic urethral stent (SEMS) was placed under fluoroscopic guidance to relieve the urethral stricture and re-establish luminal patency. After stent placement, the cat was able to void urine normally with minimal urinary incontinence noted. This resolved several months post-stent placement. No known clinical complications persisted other than mild intermittent hematuria. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Citation

Elana N Hadar, Megan J Morgan, Oliver D E Morgan. Use of a self-expanding metallic stent for the treatment of a urethral stricture in a young cat. Journal of feline medicine and surgery. 2011 Aug;13(8):597-601

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PMID: 21530344

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