Inheritance of Urinary Calculi in the Dalmatian

Inheritance of urinary calculi in the Dalmatian.

Dalmatians are unique among dogs in that they excrete uric acid in their urine as the end product of purine metabolism rather than allantoin as do other breeds of dogs. Urinary calculi form from urate (salts of uric acid) and can cause urethral obstruction in male Dalmatians. Although all Dalmatians have the primary defect, only a subset develops clinical disease. We postulated that calculi for...

Urinary calculi.

IJANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSES of urinary calculi have been done in these laboratories for some twenty years. During this time almost two thousand stones have been examined. In the early days of this period, the only quantitative method available was that of a complete analysis of the inorganic ions and organic compounds present, which was quite difficult and tedious. After the development of t...

The Etiology Of Urinary Calculi

Exhibition of Urinary Calculi

Characteristics of Calculi in the Urinary Tract

INTRODUCTION Elimination of stone is determined by size and its localization. Stone from the ureter in 80% of cases can be eliminated spontaneously. If the stone by its characteristics is not spontaneously eliminated, taken are further steps and therapeutic protocols to solve this problem. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was prospective, open and comparative. It was conducted at the Urology Cl...