title: Treatment of clitoral hypertrophy containing an os clitoris and urethra in a young greyhound dog: a detailed surgical description.
abstract: This report provides a detailed description and images of a clitorectomy with a urethral transposition. As described, the clitorectomy is a straight-forward procedure, creating more normal female-like anatomy, and it resolves the clinical signs resulting from the exposed clitoris.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 300 West Drake Road, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Smeak
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 300 West Drake Road, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002987:Clitoris / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000662:veterinary; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D014847:Vulvitis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*