title: Four cases of lowered urethral pressure in canine ectopic ureter.
abstract: To evaluate the function of the constrictor urethrae of dogs that had urinary incontinence and were diagnosed as having ectopic ureter, the urethral pressure profile (UPP) was measured by means of a microchip catheter transducer. The UPPs (14.5 +/- 3.3 mmHg) of the four dogs suffering from ectopic ureter were much lower (p<0.001) than the UPPs of clinically healthy female dogs (35.3 +/- 5.7 mmHg). In the cases of ectopic ureter, it was shown that the UPP was lowered, and it was suggested that this would lead to the expression of urinary incontinence.
authors.affiliation: College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koie
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamaya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002828:Choristoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D011312:Pressure; D012016:Reference Values; D014513:Ureter; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*