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dc.contributor.author | Van de Wetering, Klaas-Jan![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Elliott, Ross Christopher![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-15T11:03:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-15T11:03:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-02 | |
dc.description.abstract | Urethral cutaneous fistulas are rarely reported in dogs. Several techniques have been described to treat urethrocutaneous fistulas with different degrees of success. This case report is on a four-year-old male intact German shepherd diagnosed with urethrocutaneous fistulas after two weeks of dysuria. The urethra was repaired using an autologous tunica vaginalis pedicle flap after open castration and scrotal ablation. The dog was catheterised for two weeks after which a positive contrast urethrogram revealed a healed urethra with no stricture or leakage into surrounding tissue. The dog was discharged the following day after normal urination. Follow-up examination with the referring veterinarian at five months confirmed that the dog was clinically healthy and urinating normally. Literature about urethrocutaneous fistulas is lacking in the small animal field. To our knowledge there are no reports in the literature describing the use of an autologous tunica vaginalis pedicle flap for the repair of a urethral defect in dogs. This case report describes a novel technique to treat urethrocutaneous fistulas in an intact male dog. | en_US |
dc.description.department | Companion Animal Clinical Studies | en_US |
dc.description.librarian | am2024 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://www.jsava.co.za | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Van de Wetering, K.M. & Elliott, R.C. 2023, 'Urethral cutaneous fistula correction using an autologous tunica vaginalis pedicle flap in a four-year-old intact male German shepherd dog', Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 153-156. https://DOI.org/10.36303/JSAVA.558. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2224-9435 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1019-9128 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.36303/JSAVA.558 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97665 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | MedPharm Publications | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2023 The Author(s). Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC BY-NC 3.0]. | en_US |
dc.subject | Urethrocutaneous fistula | en_US |
dc.subject | Tunica vaginalis | en_US |
dc.subject | Urethral trauma | en_US |
dc.subject | Urethral tear | en_US |
dc.subject | Urethral defect | en_US |
dc.subject | Dogs (Canis familiaris) | en_US |
dc.title | Urethral cutaneous fistula correction using an autologous tunica vaginalis pedicle flap in a four-year-old intact male German shepherd dog | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |