title: Laparoscopy for percutaneous tube cystostomy in dogs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a laparoscopic technique for percutaneous tube cystostomy in dogs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective cohort study.
  
  
  METHODS
  8 healthy mixed-breed dogs.
  
  
  METHODS
  A laparoscope portal and 2 instrumental portals were created in the abdomen of anesthetized dogs that were in dorsal recumbency. Intracorporeal suturing was performed to place 2 simple interrupted sutures between the ventral body wall and urinary bladder. A purse-string suture was placed in the urinary bladder wall approximately 1 cm cranial to the 2 simple interrupted sutures. A stab incision was made into the urinary bladder in the middle of the purse-string suture; an 8F Foley catheter was inserted through the stab incision and into the urinary bladder. Two other sutures were placed between the ventral body wall and bladder 1 cm cranial to the Foley catheter to create a cystopexy. The Foley catheter was secured to the skin with a finger-trap suture and was attached to a closed urine collection bag. All dogs underwent follow-up laparoscopy 1 month later.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Median time for laparoscopic percutaneous tube cystostomy was 85 minutes (range, 72 to 103 minutes); there were no major intraoperative or postoperative complications. On follow-up laparoscopy, focal fibrous adhesions between the ventral body wall and bladder were observed in all dogs and omentum attached to the cystopexy site was observed in 2 dogs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, a laparoscopic percutaneous tube cystostomy was accomplished in healthy dogs by use of a 3-portal technique and appeared to be an effective and safe procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China.
authors.forename: Jian-Tao
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hong-Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jiao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shi-Xia
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hong-Gang
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003559:Cystostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male