title: Transpelvic urethrostomy in a Staffordshire bull terrier: a new technique in the dog.
abstract: An eight-year-old male Staffordshire bull terrier was presented with a bleeding mass in the urethral mucosa 1.5 cm distal to the ischial arch. After cytological findings suggestive of a squamous cell carcinoma and confirmation of the mass with urethroscopy, total penile amputation followed by transpelvic urethrostomy using an ischial symphyseal ostectomy was performed. The procedure successfully produced a tension-free anastomosis of the urethra to the skin in the scrotal position and no major complications were observed in the postoperative period. Histologically, the lesion was reported as a ruptured vascular structure with thrombosis and repair tissue. Seven months after surgery the dog is free of clinical signs.
authors.affiliation: University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Clinic for Surgery and Opthalmology, Veterinaerplatz 1, Vienna 1210, Austria.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Liehmann
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000662:veterinary; D014554:Urination / Q000502:physiology