Percutaneous laser disc decompression in the treatment of detrusor-urethral dyssynergia in a female German Shepherd: a case report

S. Lew-Kojrys, Z. Adamiak, A. Pomianowski, W. Maksymowicz, M. Barczewska and A. Majchrowski
Additional contact information
S. Lew-Kojrys: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
Z. Adamiak: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
A. Pomianowski: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
W. Maksymowicz: Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
M. Barczewska: Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
A. Majchrowski: Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland

Veterinární medicína, 2013, vol. 58, issue 6, 327-330

Abstract: A 7-year-old female, German Shepherd with urinary and faecal voiding difficulties was admitted to the clinic. The patient was subjected to neurological, ultrasonographic and radiological examinations as well as blood and urine tests. Based on clinical observations and test results, the dog was diagnosed with detrusor-urethral dyssynergia. The prescribed pharmacological treatment consisted of alpha adrenergic receptor antagonists and skeletal muscle relaxants. The patient was catheterised daily, and Foley's catheter was temporarily inserted. Pharmacological treatment was not effective, however, and the patient was subjected to an MRI examination of the lumbosacral spine which revealed L6-L7 dyscopathy. The dog was then subjected to percutaneous laser disc decompression. Pharmacological treatment was continued, and the catheter was left in place after surgery. Active urination was restored four days after surgery despite the presence of the catheter. The catheter was subsequently removed, and pharmacological treatment was gradually discontinued. The symptoms of dyssynergia subsided completely.

Keywords: detrusor-urethral dyssynergia; dog; PLDD; magnetic resonance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/6870-VETMED.html (text/html)
http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/6870-VETMED.pdf (application/pdf)
free of charge

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:58:y:2013:i:6:id:6870-vetmed

DOI: 10.17221/6870-VETMED

Access Statistics for this article

Veterinární medicína is currently edited by Ing. Helena Smolová Ph.D.

More articles in Veterinární medicína from Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Ivo Andrle ().