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CALCIUM OXALATE URETEROLITH IN A CAT
Author(s) -
Moon Martha L.,
Dallman Mark A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
veterinary radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 0196-3627
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1991.tb00118.x
Subject(s) - hydroureter , medicine , hydronephrosis , calculus (dental) , calcium oxalate , polyuria , abdomen , ultrasound , urology , calcium , radiology , urinary system , endocrinology , dentistry , diabetes mellitus
A 4‐year‐old cat was presented for polyuria and polydipsia. Unilateral hydronephorosis and hydroureter was diagnosed on ultrasound examination of the abdomen, and right ureteral calculi were seen in survey abdominal radiographs. Intravenous urography confirmed hydronephrosis and indicated poor renal funttion in the right kidney. Surgical removal of the ureteral calculus improved right renal function. Analysis of the calculus indicated composition of calcium oxalate, an uncommon calculus in cats.