Electromyographic and urethral pressure profilometry: assessment of urethral function before and after perineal urethrostomy in cats.
Urethral pressure and electromyographic profiles were recorded in 10 healthy adult male cats before and after perineal urethrostomy. There was a significant decrease (P = 0 at 1 week after surgery, P = 0.002 at 3 weeks after surgery) in the mean maximum urethral pressure profile with associated loss of periurethral striated muscle activity.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004576:Electromyography / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry; D014521:Urethra / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000662:veterinary