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Delayed‐onset urinary incontinence in five female dogs with ectopic ureters
Author(s) -
Thomas P. C.,
Yool D. A.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2009.00893.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ectopic ureter , urinary incontinence , ureter , urinary system , urology , surgery
This case series describes five female dogs with congenital ectopic ureter presenting with delayed‐onset urinary incontinence out of 22 female dogs diagnosed with ectopic ureter over a 102‐month period at a veterinary teaching hospital. All five dogs improved following surgical treatment of ectopic ureter, but only three remained continent long‐term without further intervention. Delayed‐onset urinary incontinence in female dogs with ectopic ureters may be more common than the current literature suggests. Congenital ectopic ureter should be considered and investigated as a possible contributing factor in female dogs presenting with delayed‐onset urinary incontinence.