URETEROLITHIASIS AND PAPILLOMA FORMATION IN THE URETER OF A GUINEA PIG |
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| Authors: | Susanne M Stieger Christian Wenker Daniela Ziegler-Gohm Mark Flückiger PHD |
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| Institution: | Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Veterinary Faculty of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 268, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. |
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| Abstract: | A 5-year-old guinea pig with suspected urolithiasis was presented for radiology and ultrasound examinations of the abdomen. Radiographically, an irregular-shaped mineral opacity was detected in the area of the urinary bladder. Ultrasonographically, pyelectasia of the right kidney, hydroureter with an ureterolith cranial to a thickened ureter wall close to the ureterovesical junction, and a thickened urinary bladder wall were detected. Histopathologically, the thickened ureter wall was found to be a papilloma. The ureter calculus consisted of 100% calcite. |
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| Keywords: | ureterolith papilloma hydronephrosis cystitis guinea pig ultrasound |
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