title: [Urethral stent to treat a refractory traumatic urethra stricture in a male hunting dog].
abstract: In a 1.5-year-old male hunting dog, a urethral defect distal to the pelvic flexure and the resulting urethral fistula were treated with a mucosal graft and a transurethral catheter. Six months postoperatively a stricture of the urethra occurred. Following balloon dilatation, urination was normal. One month after dilatation, urethral narrowing relapsed and was treated using a combination of balloon dilatation and urethral stent implantation. Ten months following stent implantation the dog continued to show normal urination, although a deformation of the proximal part of the stent was diagnosed radiographically. During the 1-year follow-up no additional complications were observed. In the future, urethral stents may replace surgical resection of the narrowed urethral region and re-anastomosis of the urethra.
authors.affiliation: Sabrina Vogt, Schweriner Straße 7, 22143 Hamburg, E-Mail: vogt.sabrina@gmx.net.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peppler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Günther
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents / Q000662:veterinary*; D014521:Urethra / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Urethral injury; balloon dilatation; mucosal graft; retrograde urethrography