CYSTOSCOPIC-GUIDED LITHOTRIPSY FOR THE REMOVAL OF A URETHRAL STONE IN A GUINEA PIG
| Autor: | Thomas Coutant, Edouard Maccolini, Marilyn Dunn, Isabelle Langlois |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0303 health sciences
medicine.medical_specialty General Veterinary 040301 veterinary sciences business.industry medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject Urinary system 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Lithotripsy Urethral Stone Laser lithotripsy Urination 030308 mycology & parasitology Surgery 0403 veterinary science Guinea pig 03 medical and health sciences Urethra medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Dysuria medicine.symptom business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. 28:111-114 |
| ISSN: | 1557-5063 |
| Popis: | A 2-year-old female guinea pig was referred for management of a urethral stone. The stone was diagnosed on radiographs following a 10-day history of stranguria, dysuria, and hematuria. Attempts to remove the stone by urethral catheterization and flushing were unsuccessful. The stone was successfully fragmented and removed by cystoscopic-guided transurethral laser lithotripsy, performed under general anesthesia. The postoperative recovery was uneventful, and hematuria and stranguria resolved 24 hours after the procedure. The animal presented a good urine stream immediately following the procedure and continued to urinate well at recheck a month later. This is the first report of transurethral laser lithotripsy for the treatment of a partially obstructive urethral stone in a guinea pig. This minimally invasive approach provided excellent visualization of the urethra and bladder and allowed complete evaluation of the lower urinary tract in a retrograde manner in this female guinea pig. This novel approach holds great promise for the future treatment of lower urinary tract stones in this species. |
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