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11 June 2021 NEOURETEROCYSTOSTOMY AND URETHRAL STENT PLACEMENT IN A BLACK-HANDED SPIDER MONKEY (ATELES GEOFFROYI)
Sarah Ozawa, David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, Carrie A. Palm, Jessica Robertson, Amy Norvall, Eunju Choi, Melissa Roy, Joanne Paul-Murphy, William T.N. Culp
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Abstract

A 27-y-old female black-handed spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) was evaluated 13 d after an ovariohysterectomy because of abdominal distension, anorexia, and absent urination. The animal was diagnosed with a uroabdomen and urethral obstruction from computed tomographic findings and fluid creatinine levels. During exploratory laparotomy, a defect in the right ureter was confirmed as the source of the uroabdomen. Utilizing intraoperative fluoroscopy, a urethral obstruction with an irregular luminal filling defect was evident. A self-expanding nitinol urethral stent was placed, and a ureteral transposition was performed. Two months after the procedure, the animal developed dysuria, a urinary tract infection, recurrent bladder distension and a partial urethral obstruction. Treatment with prazosin 1 mg/kg PO q12h improved urination. Reobstruction of the urethra occurred 17 mo postsurgery, and the animal was euthanatized. On postmortem examination, the animal had ingrowth into the stent with proliferative granulation tissue, detrusor muscle degeneration, pelvic adhesions, cystitis, pyelonephritis, and hydronephrosis.

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Sarah Ozawa, David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, Carrie A. Palm, Jessica Robertson, Amy Norvall, Eunju Choi, Melissa Roy, Joanne Paul-Murphy, and William T.N. Culp "NEOURETEROCYSTOSTOMY AND URETHRAL STENT PLACEMENT IN A BLACK-HANDED SPIDER MONKEY (ATELES GEOFFROYI)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52(2), 843-848, (11 June 2021). https://doi.org/10.1638/2020-0131
Accepted: 6 March 2021; Published: 11 June 2021
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