Infection and extrusion of a subcutaneous access port in a cat : a long-term postoperative complication of a subcutaneous ureteral bypass device

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CASE SUMMARY: A 5-year-old domestic shorthair neutered female cat was presented for a wound in the region of the subcutaneous ureteral bypass shunting port with externalisation of the device, 2 years after its initial positioning. The cat had had positive urine bacterial cultures over the previous year and a half without any clinical signs of urinary tract infection. Bacterial cultures of urine and the wound revealed the same bacteria, suggesting a complication caused by infected urine from the implanted system. The wound was successfully treated with surgery and at the time of writing, 3 months later, the cat is healthy with no evidence of recurrence.

RELEVANCE AND NOVEL INFORMATION: To our knowledge, this is the first report of a subcutaneous ureteral bypass shunting port extrusion as a long-term major complication of the bacterial infection of the device.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

JFMS open reports - 6(2020), 1 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 2055116920911765

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fouhety, Aurore [VerfasserIn]
Boursier, Jean-François [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bacterial infection
Case Reports
Complication
Skin necrosis
Subcutaneous ureteral bypass
Wound

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Date Revised 14.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/2055116920911765

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308981324