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Dissolution of a struvite nephrolith in a dog.

Abstract
A large radiodense calculus in the left renal pelvis of a 22-month-old, male Great Dane disappeared one month following surgical removal of two struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) calculi from the right renal pelvis. The dog's urine likely became undersaturated with struvite for a sufficient period to permit dissolution of the renal calculus. Several factors may have contributed to the decrease in urine struvite concentration, including eradication of a urease-producing Proteus sp from the urinary tract and induction of polydipsia and compensatory polyuria by oral administration of sodium chloride.
AuthorsJ S Klausner, C A Osborne
JournalJournal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (J Am Vet Med Assoc) Vol. 174 Issue 10 Pg. 1100-4 (May 15 1979) ISSN: 0003-1488 [Print] United States
PMID438042 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Magnesium
  • Ammonium Sulfate
Topics
  • Ammonium Sulfate (metabolism)
  • Animals
  • Dog Diseases (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
  • Dogs
  • Kidney Calculi (diagnostic imaging, surgery, veterinary)
  • Kidney Pelvis
  • Magnesium (metabolism)
  • Male
  • Radiography

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