Urethral stenting in a cat with refractory obstructive feline lower urinary tract disease.
A 10-year-old male Korean domestic short-haired cat was presented with refractory lower urinary tract obstruction. The cat was treated by urethral stent placement using a self-expanding nitinol intraluminal stent (Zilver 535 biliary stents, COOK, U.S.A.) subsequent with balloon expansion. Although the cat showed 2 days of transient hematuria after the stent placement, no further obstruction was occurred after the stent placement. Follow-up studies performed at monthly intervals have found no re-stenosis or particular complications, to date.
Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea.
Ran
R
Choi
Seungkeun
S
Lee
Changbaig
C
Hyun
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000662:veterinary; D002415:Cats; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents / Q000662:veterinary*; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*