Table 2. Complications mentioned in the selected publications.
| Authors | Study design |
Sample size (treatment group) |
Type of procedure | Urinary incontinence | Other complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liptak et al. (2004) |
Prospective clinical trial |
3 | Transurethral resection |
Not in dogs with prostatic carcinoma |
Persistent dysuria and stranguria & urinary tract infection |
| L’Eplattenier et al. (2006) | Case series | 8 |
Partial prostatectomy with Nd:YAG Laser |
No | Severe complications in 3 dogs |
| Vlasin et al. (2006) |
Prospective clinical trial |
11 | Total prostatectomy | Yes | Grade 1a (Severe) complications: 3 dogs Grade 2 complications; all dogs Grade 3 (Minor) complications: all dogs |
| Vlasin et al. (2006) |
Prospective clinical trial |
10 | Subtotal intracapsular prostatectomy |
Yes (Occasional dripping of urine from urethra) |
Grade 1a (Severe) complications: 2 dogs Grade 3 (Minor) complications; 5 cases |
| Bacon et al. (2016) | Case report | 1 | Total cysto-prostatectomy | Yes, but also preoperative | Anastomosis leak, urinary tract infection |
| Bennett et al. (2018) |
Retrospective case series |
25 | Total prostatectomy |
Permanent in 8 out of 23 dogs (34.8%) |
4 major complications in 4 dogs 16 minor complications in 15 dogs |
| Przadka et al. (2019) | Case report | 1 | Total prostatectomy | No | Obstructed urination |
Nd:YAG = neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet.
a
Grade 1 = Life-threatening events (e.g., cardiac arrest); Grade 2 = Long-term morbidity (e.g. urinary incontinence); Grade 3 = Little or no effect on clinical well-being (e.g. delayed wound healing) (Vlasin et al., 2006).