title: The use of a low-profile cystostomy tube to relieve urethral obstruction in a dog.
abstract: A 10-year-old, spayed female Dalmatian was diagnosed with granulomatous urethritis causing urethral obstruction. Due to the extensive involvement of the urethra, a urethrostomy was not possible. A commercially available, silicone, low-profile gastrostomy tube was placed as a prepubic cystostomy tube to achieve urinary diversion. This tube is easy to use, has a one-way valve, and lies flush with the skin margin, thereby decreasing the likelihood of inadvertent removal. This tube should be considered to achieve long-term urinary diversion when urethral involvement is extensive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803-8410, USA.
authors.forename: Brenda Jo
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Salinardi
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: Jacqueline R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Senior
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003559:Cystostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014526:Urethritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000662:veterinary