Urethral prosthesis for treatment of prostatic abscess in a dog.
A dog with a prostatic abscess was treated successfully with surgical implantation of a urethral prosthesis after 6 recurring episodes of abscess formation failed to respond to antibiotic therapy, surgical drainage, and bilateral marsupialization.
D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004322:Drainage / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000662:veterinary*; D012008:Recurrence; D014521:Urethra