Placement of subcutaneous ureteral bypasses without fluoroscopic guidance in cats with ureteral obstruction: 19 cases (2014-2016).
Objectives The purpose of this study was to describe the perioperative and postoperative complications as well as short-term and long-term outcomes in cats with ureteral obstructions treated by placement of a subcutaneous ureteral bypass (SUB) device without imaging control. The second objective of this study was to compare cats treated by SUB device with cats treated by traditional surgical intervention. Methods Data were obtained retrospectively from the medical records (2014-2016) of cats that underwent SUB placement (SUB cats) and cats that underwent traditional ureteral surgery (C cats). Results Nineteen SUB devices were placed without fluoroscopic, radiographic or ultrasonographic guidance in 13 cats. Fifteen traditional interventions (ureterotomy and neoureterocystostomy) were performed in 11 cats. Successful placement of the SUB device was achieved in all cats with only one major intraoperative complication (kinking of the kidney catheter) and one minor intraoperative complication (misplacement of the kidney catheter). Eleven SUB cats recovered from the surgical procedure; two SUB cats and three C cats died during the anaesthesia recovery period. Postoperative SUB complications included anaemia (n = 2), urinary tract infection (UTI) (n = 4), non-infectious cystitis (n = 5) and SUB device obstruction (n = 1). Postoperative traditional surgery complications included anaemia (n = 7), UTIs (n = 6), non-infectious cystitis (n = 1), re-obstruction (n = 4) and ureteral stricture (n = 1). Median postoperative duration of hospitalisation (3 days) was significantly shorter for SUB cats than for C cats ( P = 0.013). Ten SUB cats (76.9%) and four C cats (40%) were still alive at a median follow-up of 225 days and 260 days, respectively. Owners were completely (90%) or mostly (10%) satisfied with the SUB device placement. Conclusions and relevance SUB device placement appears to be an effective and safe option for treating ureteral obstruction in cats, and this study has shown that fluoroscopic guidance is not essential in all cases.
1 Surgery Unit, Lyon Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.|2 Research Unit ICE, UPSP 2011.03.101, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.
Véronique
V
Livet
1 Surgery Unit, Lyon Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.|2 Research Unit ICE, UPSP 2011.03.101, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.
Paul
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Pillard
3 SIAMU Intensive Care Unit, Lyon Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.|4 APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.
Isabelle
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Goy-Thollot
1 Surgery Unit, Lyon Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.|2 Research Unit ICE, UPSP 2011.03.101, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.
David
D
Maleca
1 Surgery Unit, Lyon Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.|2 Research Unit ICE, UPSP 2011.03.101, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.
Quentin
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Cabon
1 Surgery Unit, Lyon Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.|2 Research Unit ICE, UPSP 2011.03.101, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.
Denise
D
Remy
1 Surgery Unit, Lyon Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.|2 Research Unit ICE, UPSP 2011.03.101, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.
Didier
D
Fau
1 Surgery Unit, Lyon Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.|2 Research Unit ICE, UPSP 2011.03.101, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.
Éric
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Viguier
3 SIAMU Intensive Care Unit, Lyon Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.|4 APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.
Céline
C
Pouzot
1 Surgery Unit, Lyon Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.|2 Research Unit ICE, UPSP 2011.03.101, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.
Claude
C
Carozzo
1 Surgery Unit, Lyon Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.|2 Research Unit ICE, UPSP 2011.03.101, Université de Lyon, Veterinary Campus of VetAgro Sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.
Thibaut
T
Cachon
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