title: Electromyographic and urethral pressure profilometry: assessment of urethral function before and after perineal urethrostomy in cats.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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