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Surgical management of vesicoureteral reflux with recurrent urinary tract infection after kidney transplantation in a dog

Research Authors
Kyung-Mee Park, Hyun-Suk Nam, Kamal Hany Hussein, Heung-Myong Woo
Research Abstract

CASE DESCRIPTION A 3-year-old male Cocker Spaniel renal transplant recipient was readmitted 39 weeks after transplantation because of acute clinical signs of pollakiuria, intermittent vomiting, decreased appetite, lethargy, and mild fever. CLINICAL FINDINGS Hydronephrosis and hydroureter were observed with ultrasonography and contrast cystography, and a diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) was made. Urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by Escherichia coli was also diagnosed on the basis of results of urine culture. TREATMENT AND OUTCOME Despite treatment of the UTI with an appropriate antimicrobial for 6 weeks, the VUR persisted and the UTI recurred 9 weeks after cessation of antimicrobial treatment. Therefore, surgical correction by means of revision extravesicular ureteroneocytostomy was performed. Both VUR and hydronephrosis resolved after surgery. No recurrences of clinical signs of urinary tract complications were observed during the subsequent 22-month follow-up period. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results suggested that ureteral reimplantation with an extravesicular technique incorporating a long submucosal tunnel may be an effective treatment for VUR when medical management fails in canine renal transplant recipients with recurrent UTIs.

Research Department
Research Journal
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Research Publisher
NULL
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
248(3)
Research Website
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26799110
Research Year
2016
Research Pages
309-314