Urethral Stenting in a Cat with Refractory Obstructive Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease

摘要

A 10-year-old male Korean domestic short-haired cat was presented with refractory lower urinary tract obstruction. The cat was treated by urethral stent placement using a self-expanding nitinol intraluminal stent (Zilver (R) 535 biliary stents, COOK (R), U.S.A.) subsequent with balloon expansion. Although the cat showed 2 days of transient hematuria after the stent placement, no further obstruction was occurred after the stent placement. Follow-up Studies performed at monthly intervals have found no re-stenosis or particular complications, to date.