Partial bladder resection in a bitch with urinary retention following surgical excision of a vaginal leiomyoma

J Small Anim Pract. 2001 Jun;42(6):301-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2001.tb02044.x.

Abstract

Ovariohysterectomy and surgical excision of a vaginal leiomyoma were performed in a bitch exhibiting continuous bleeding from the vulva. Following excision of the tumour, urine retention and urinary incontinence developed. Treatment using drugs and an indwelling catheter was unsuccessful in correcting the disorders and chronic cystitis developed after long-standing urine stagnation in the bladder. The authors resorted to undertaking partial cystectomy in order to correct the condition, which resulted in reduced urine retention and improved micturition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dog Diseases / pathology
  • Dog Diseases / surgery*
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Leiomyoma / surgery
  • Leiomyoma / veterinary*
  • Postoperative Complications / veterinary*
  • Urinary Retention / surgery
  • Urinary Retention / veterinary*
  • Vaginal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Vaginal Neoplasms / veterinary*