Use of a laparoscopic retrieval device for urolith removal through a perineal urethrotomy
Martín Menéndez Inés1, Gareth Fitch
1Servicio de Cirugía Equina Hospital Clínico Veterinario Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio Avenida de la Universidad N°1 CP: 28691, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain.
Objective:
To report the use of a laparoscopic retrieval device for removal of uroliths via a perineal urethrotomy.
Study Design:
Case report.
Animals:
A 12-year-old Konenklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek Nederland (KWPN) gelding and a 15-year-old Holsteiner gelding.
Methods:
Perineal urethrotomy was performed on 2 standing sedated geldings and the urolith was removed using a laparoscopic retrieval device.
Results:
In both cases, uroliths were removed successfully with no short- or long-term complications. The larger of the 2 uroliths measured 6 cm in length and 4.6 cm in width.
Conclusions:
Removal of a urolith via a perineal urethrotomy using a laparoscopic retrieval device was an expedient and minimally traumatic method that obviated the need for fragmentation before removal.
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