title: Double ureters with ureteral ectopia in a domestic shorthair cat.
abstract: A 5-month-old domestic shorthair cat was presented for evaluation of urinary incontinence since birth. Excretory urography revealed dilated double ectopic ureters draining a hydronephrotic right kidney. Urine culture yielded a pure culture of Klebsiella pneumoniae. The cat was treated initially with bactericidal antibiotics, followed by right-sided nephroureterectomy. The surgery and antibiotic therapy led to complete resolution of urinary incontinence and urinary tract infection. Ureteral duplication is an unusual congenital anomaly that has not been previously reported in the cat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Seth N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Ghantous
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000658:Amoxicillin