Obstrucción urinaria en canino mestizo de 11 años por uretrolitiasis en os penis. Reporte de caso.

Abstract

An 11-year-old Creole breed canine patient, body condition 3.5/5 and weighing 5.1 kg, was presented to Catdog Veterinary Hospital on August 12, 2023, referred from another medical center for radiographic projection and ultrasound examination of the abdomen, with a diagnosis presumptive of urethral obstruction. The anamnesis showed stranguria and intoxication, despite administering the medicine that was sent by the first treating medical center, no improvement was evident. He also had several episodes of emesis lasting a week. The clinical examination revealed abdominal pain on palpation and a plethoric bladder. An abdominal ultrasound was performed which showed the presence of bladder sediment and in the radiographic examination of the pelvis at the level of the final portion of the extrapelvic urethra, multiple radiopaque structures with an oval appearance, in addition It was decided to take complementary tests, which showed leukocytosis with a shift to the left, blood chemistry with the presence of azotemia, partial urine and coagulation tests without alterations; To resolve the pathology, procedures such as retrograde hydropulsion and cystotomy surgical approach were suggested. Analysis of the mineral recovered in surgery was also recommended for more specific therapeutic management.