AUTHOR=Martins Joana B. , Rosa Rita , Iglésias Leonor V. , Reisinho Ana , Mestrinho Lisa A. 

TITLE=Case report: Post-surgical complication in a case of urethral duplication in a dog

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.1013270

DOI=10.3389/fvets.2022.1013270

ISSN=2297-1769

ABSTRACT=<p>Urethral duplication is a rare anomaly observed in veterinary medicine. The surgical techniques described therein are associated with an uneventful recovery. The authors describe a major surgical complication after the correction of urethral duplication in a 2-year-old male Yorkshire terrier. After surgical correction using the perineal approach, the patient developed pollakiuria and urinary retention due to a valve effect caused by the remnant of the dorsal opening of the ectopic urethra. A second procedure, using an abdominopelvic approach, successfully corrected the complication by intraluminal correction of the dorsal urethral wall.</p>