Extramural Ectopic Ureter in a Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) |
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| Authors: | Theresa A MacNab Brent T Newcomb Cornelia Ketz-Riley Robert D Pechman Mark C Rochat |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P. R. China;2. Research Institute of Emergency Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China;1. Dipartimento di Biochimica, Biofisica e Patologia Generale – Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, via L. De Crecchio 7, 80138 Naples, Italy;2. Stazione Sperimentale per le Industrie delle Essenze e dei Derivati dagli Agrumi (SSEA) – Azienda Speciale CCIAA di Reggio Calabria – via Tommaso Campanella 12, 89125 Reggio Calabria, Italy;3. Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico (MiSE) – via Molise 2,00187 Roma, Italy;1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California—Los Angeles, 100 UCLA Plaza, Suite 755, Los Angeles, 90095, CA, USA;2. School of Dentistry, University of California—Los Angeles, 714 Tiverton Ave., Los Angeles, 90095, CA, USA;3. Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California—Los Angeles, 757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA;4. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Southern California, 1520 San Pablo Street, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA, 90033 USA;5. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Southern California, 1200 North State Street, Suite 3300 Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA;6. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Nevada—Las Vegas, 1707 West Charleston Boulevard Las Vegas, NV, 89102, USA;7. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Nevada—Las Vegas, 1707 West Charleston Boulevard Las Vegas, NV, 89102, USA;8. Division of Chemistry, MAX BioPharma, Inc., A2–237, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA;9. Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California—Los Angeles, A2–237, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA;1. Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, PO Box 9196, WV 26506-9196, USA;2. Department of Engineering, Cedarville University, 51 North Main St, Cedarville, OH, USA;3. Covidien, 15 Hampshire Street, Mansfield, MA 02048, USA;1. Department of Cardiology, Wuhan Puai Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People''s Republic of China;2. Department of Pathology, Wuhan Puai Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People''s Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | Ectopic ureter is the most common cause of congenital urinary incontinence in the dog and cat. The occurrence of ectopic ureter in the dog has been estimated to be 0.016%. A 6-month-old ferret was evaluated for urinary incontinence and urine scalding around the perineal and inguinal areas. Ultrasonography showed a nondistended urinary bladder that contained a possible intraluminal blood clot. Excretory urography revealed a left ectopic ureter. The ferret was initially treated with oral amoxicillin-clavulanate and topical silver sulfadiazine ointment for the perineal and inguinal dermatitis associated with the incontinence. Because of the potential for complications and additional surgery with ureteral transplantation, a left nephroureterectomy was performed. Surgical recovery was uneventful and the incontinence improved, although a small amount of incontinence-associated dermatitis was still present 24 days after discharge. Phenylpropanolamine therapy was initiated to address a suspected dysfunction of the urethral sphincter. Urinary incontinence improved with the phenylpropanolamine therapy; however, a small amount of incontinence persisted throughout the 3 months in which the ferret was evaluated. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of an ectopic ureter in a domestic ferret. |
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