Males

Question 1

Faulkner et al JAVMA 2025- What was the rate of serious complications following cryptorchid neuter?
What is the most common complication?
When were these complications most like to occur?

Answer 1

38/202
Trauma to the prostate
Paramedian skin incisions

Question 2

Neumann et al JVIM 2024- What was the most common type of urethral diverticula?
What was the most common locations?
Did dogs respond to artificial urethral sphincter placement?

Answer 2

Saccular
7/8 prostatic and 1/8 membranous urethra
Improvement in continence seen in all dogs

Question 3

Urlings et al VetRad 2024- What were the CT features of canine prostatic carcinoma?

Answer 3

Post-contrast heterogeneity with hypoattenuating enhancing areas
Capsular distortion 29/30
Prostatic urethral effacement, displacement, or invasion 28/30
Pre-contrast heterogeneity 27/30
Mineralization 24/30

Question 4

Ritson et al JSAP 2023- What was the most common indications for partial penile amputation?
What dogs have an increased risk of major PO complications?
What was the minor complication rate?

Answer 4

-Preputial MCT 5>idiopathic paraphimosis 3 >penile SCC 1=chronic urethritis 1
-2/3 Paraphimosis dogs had complications between 2 weeks and 24 months
-4/10

Question 5

Nye et al JAVMA 2022- What was the difference between sternal and dorsal PUs in terms of
Surgery time?
Anesthesia time?
PO complication rate?

Answer 5

-No difference
-No difference even in the 3.7% of cases that needed to be repositioned for cystotomy
-Difference in hematuria and FLUTD rate between simple continuous vs interrupted sutures in the short term

Question 6

Healy et al JSAP 2023- What was the difference between urethropexy, ureteral IRA, or combined in the tx of urethral prolapse:
Complication rate?
Recurrence rate?

Answer 6

Minor complications 51.9%- pexy 43.2% vs IRA 66.6% vs combo 50%
Recurrence- pexy 38.6% vs IRA 11.1% vs combo 12.5%