title: Etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and management of canine silica urolithiasis.
abstract: Silica uroliths were first recognized in dogs in the mid 1970s. Currently available data suggest that dietary factors may play a role in their pathogenesis. Diagnosis is facilitated by their typical jackstone appearance but must be verified by quantitative analysis. Surgery is the only feasible method of treatment.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000652:urine*; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D012822:Silicon Dioxide