Clinical Context Peer-reviewed veterinary literature continues to shape everyday decision-making for feline patients, especially when new evidence clarifies diagnosis, treatment selection, monitoring, or clinical outcomes.

What the Study Evaluated A study published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association in 2026 evaluated tailored ureteroneocystostomy with tension-relieving techniques for benign ureteral obstruction in cats: a retrospective study of 189 cases (220 ureters)..

Key Findings To describe the surgical techniques for ureteroneocystostomy in cats with benign ureteral obstruction, evaluate and compare the clinical outcomes of various techniques, and conduct meta-analyses using previously reported modalities. Medical records of cats that underwent ureteroneocystostomy for benign ureteral obstruction between 2018 and 2024 were reviewed. Retrieved data (4 urete…