title: Feline lower urinary tract disorders. Definition of terms and concepts.
abstract: Lower urinary tract disorders of male and female cats may be caused by a variety of fundamentally different causes. The term Feline urologic syndrome should be abandoned and substituted with descriptive etiopathogenic terms whenever possible. If the underlying cause cannot be identified, the term Idiopathic lower urinary tract disease is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kruger
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lulich
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D002415:Cats; D018856:Cystitis, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*