Diagnóstico por imagem de ureter ectópico em um cão filhote macho

Abstract

The ectopic ureter is a congenital alteration, due to failure in the differentiation of the mesonephric and metanephric ducts during embryogenesis, characterized by one or both ureters inserted outside their usual topography, which would be the region of the vesical trigone. The most common clinical sign associated with an ectopic ureter is urinary incontinence which is usually diagnosed in animals younger than one year of age. Exams of imaging such as ultrasound and excretory urography are of paramount importance in the diagnosis of this alteration. This study aims to report a case of the unilateral intramural ectopic ureter in an eight-month-old male French Bulldog. The same presented urinary incontinence as a clinical sign, being referred to the imaging sector of the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Santa Maria (HVU-UFSM), where through tests such as ultrasound and excretory urography, the diagnosis of the ureter was concluded. ectopic. In addition, he performed ultrasound follow-ups, after surgical correction, until the resolution of the alterations in the urinary tract and the improvement of the patient's clinical signs. Thus, it is concluded that both imaging tests were important for the diagnosis of the patient, where the ultrasonography at first to rule out other suspicions of urinary tract alterations and later to monitor the regression of the alterations and the excretory urography for further clarification of the actual path of the ectopic ureter and aiding in the decision on the surgical approach.