NEPHRECTOMY IN AN ASIAN SMALL-CLAWED OTTER (AMBLONYX CINEREUS) WITH PYELONEPHRITIS AND HYDRONEPHROSIS SECONDARY TO URETERAL OBSTRUCTION
| Autor: | Christine T. Higbie, James W. Carpenter, Kelli M. Almes, Laura J. Armbrust, Emily Klocke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Urology Lumen (anatomy) Hydronephrosis Bacteriuria urologic and male genital diseases Nephrectomy Lethargy Urolithiasis Crystalluria Animals Medicine Pyelonephritis General Veterinary business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Abdomen Animals Zoo Animal Science and Zoology medicine.symptom business Renal pelvis Otters Ureteral Obstruction |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 45:690-695 |
| ISSN: | 1937-2825 1042-7260 |
| Popis: | A 10-yr-old, captive, intact male Asian small-clawed otter (Amblonyx cinereus) with a history of bilateral nephrolithiasis was presented for acute-onset lethargy and inappetance of 5 days duration. On physical examination, the otter was about 8% dehydrated and a palpable fluid wave was present in the abdomen. An abdominal ultrasound revealed hydronephrosis of the left kidney and a hyperechoic structure present within the lumen of the left ureter, causing an obstruction. A urinalysis revealed struvite crystalluria, bacteriuria, and an elevated pH. Following 4 days of antibiotic therapy, a left ureteronephrectomy was performed. Upon opening the kidney to retrieve calculi, a large amount of purulent material was noted within the renal pelvis. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first documented case of a nephrectomy in an Asian small-clawed otter. Nephrectomy should be considered as a viable option for treatment of ureteral obstruction, hydronephrosis, or severe pyelonephritis. |
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