Therapy of calcium oxalate urolithiasis in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta)
A rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) was presented for anuria. Examination revealed calcium oxalate concrements in the bladder. A cystotomy was performed, and a therapy with alfuzosin was conducted. Over 1 year after the treatment, the rhesus macaque had not shown any more signs of stranguria. This is...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of medical primatology 2016, Vol.45 (4), p.195-197 |
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| Format: | Report |
| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | A rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) was presented for anuria. Examination revealed calcium oxalate concrements in the bladder. A cystotomy was performed, and a therapy with alfuzosin was conducted. Over 1 year after the treatment, the rhesus macaque had not shown any more signs of stranguria. This is the first case reporting the successful treatment of urolithiasis in a rhesus macaque. |
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| ISSN: | 1600-0684 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jmp.12221 |