title: Canine struvite urolithiasis.
abstract: Struvite calculi, composed of magnesium ammonium phosphate, have existed for thousands of years in human medicine and are a leading cause of calculi in companion animals. Struvite stones have also been called urease, infection-induced, phosphatic, and triple phosphate stones. They are the most common uroliths in dogs, in which most cases of struvite urolithiasis are associated with infection. Management of struvite urolithiasis requires a multimodal approach that addresses the presence of the urolith(s) and associated infection while identifying risk factors that predispose to the development of infection.
authors.affiliation: Animal Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Palma
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Langston
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gisselman
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCue
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D008297:Male; D010710:Phosphates; D012737:Sex Factors; D000069877:Struvite; D052878:Urolithiasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D010710:Phosphates; D000069877:Struvite