OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of cystotomy for complete removal of urocystoliths and urethroliths in dogs, the types and frequency of diagnostic imaging performed to verify complete urolith removal, the complications that develop as a result of cystotomy, and predictors of each of these variables. DESIGN Retrospective case series. ANIMALS 128 dogs that underwent a cystotomy for r...

Feline urethral obstruction is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate treatment to relieve the obstruction. If medical dissolution not indicated, surgical intervention (e.g., open cystotomy, laparoscopic assisted percutaneous cystolithotomy) necessary remove uroliths, and minimally invasive surgery may offer some advantages. This case report describes successful management of usin...

The experimental cystotomy was performed on 24 mongrel dogs, divided in to four groups i.e. group A, B, C and D comprising 6 dogs in each group. In group-A, cystotomy wound was closed in one layer by simple continues suturing pattern, in group-B, closure was made in two layers by simple continues and lembert suturing pattern and in group-C, cystomy incision was closed by one layer simple contin...

OBJECTIVE To report laparoscopic-assisted cystotomy and inguinal cystostomy for treating bladder urolithiasis in a gelding. STUDY DESIGN Clinical report. ANIMALS Twelve-year-old Appaloosa gelding. METHODS A laparoscopic approach was used to locate and grasp the bladder, which was exteriorized through an enlarged instrument portal for cystotomy to remove the calculus. During withdrawal, th...

OBJECTIVES Repair of vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) by laparoscopy provides excellent exposure, which facilitates their implementation through small cystotomy. In some cases is difficult to locate the fistula without the prior opening of the bladder. We present a maneuver using vaginal transillumination to locate the fistula and to reduce the size of the opening bladder during laparoscopic repair...

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Chyluria is passage of chyle in the urine due to abnormal communication between intestinal lymphatics and urinary tract causing intermittent discharge of chyle from intestinal lymphatic into renal pelvis. Common urological presentation is in the form of passage of milky-white urine, chylo-hematuria and rarely, acute urinary retention due to clots. Methods of clot evacuation include Ellik evacua...