Surgical views: Surgical treatment of urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence in dogs.
Urinary incontinence--loss of voluntary control over the retention and expulsion of urine--is a common medical problem in small animal patients. Incontinence occur when pressure within the bladder exceeds urethral pressure. Incontinence may result from a variety of etiologies, including congenital anatomic abnormalities of the lower urinary and reproductive systems (ureter, bladder, bladder neck, urethra, vagina,vestibule) as well as neurologic, neoplastic, infectious, and inflammatory disease.
The Ohio State University, OH, USA.
Mary A
MA
McLoughlin
Dennis J
DJ
Chew
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D014521:Urethra / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*