Treatment of urinary incontinence in dogs by endoscopic injection of Teflon.
Twenty-two dogs with urethral sphincter incompetence, nonresponsive to phenylpropanolamine administration, were treated by urethral submucosal injection of Teflon. Urinary continence was achieved in all dogs for at least 2 months. Urinary incontinence recurred in 14 dogs (64%) and was controlled by a second Teflon injection in 11 of 12 dogs (92%). Minor complications included transient stranguria, with or without hematuria, after 4 of 35 injection procedures. One dog had temporary partial urethral obstruction after treatment.
Arnold
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Department of Gynecology, Veterinary Medical Faculty of Zurich, Switzerland.
Jäger
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P
DiBartola
S P
SP
Lott-Stolz
G
G
Hauser
B
B
Hubler
M
M
Casal
M
M
Fairburn
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A
Rüsch
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P
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D007267:Injections / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D012008:Recurrence; D014521:Urethra; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene