title: Reduction of hydronephrosis and hydroureter associated with ectopic ureters in two dogs after ureterovesical anastomosis.
abstract: Severe hydronephrosis and hydroureter associated with ectopic ureters were diagnosed in 2 dogs. Surgical transplantation of the ectopic ureters into the urinary bladder resulted in urinary continence in both dogs. Intravenous urography revealed a marked decrease in the size of hydronephrosis and hydroureter in both dogs 28 to 35 weeks after surgery. In 1 dog with bilateral ureteral ectopia, kidney size and renal function remained normal for 5 years after surgery. A dog with one ectopic ureter and an associated ureterocele had a marked reduction in size of the affected kidney and an apparent decrease in function of that kidney, as indicated by decreased opacification on an intravenous urogram.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, MA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Lamb
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014567:Urography / Q000662:veterinary