Urethral end‐to‐end anastomosis in a 9‐year‐old cat after complete urethral rupture secondary to fall injury
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 9-year-old, male, entire domestic shorthair was referred for the investigation and treatment of a bilateral sacroiliac luxation and caudal ischial fracture secondary to a 3-m fall injury. The cat was found to have a complete, 360-degree urethral tear approximately 20 mm proximally from the external urethral opening. An end-to-end anastomosis was performed with four sutures and an indwelling urinary catheter, and the patient was discharged 9 days later. At the time of writing this report, the use of end-to-end urethral anastomosis to repair a complete 360-degree urethral tear secondary to pelvic fracture has not been previously reported.
Source: Australian Veterinary Journal
DOI: 10.1111/avj.70047
Authors: J Iversen, S Gouws, J Davey, R Sul, LH Eckart
Institution: ACT Government
Language: English
Subfield: Small Animals
Field: Veterinary
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4416899882