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The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Journal

2022

Urolithiasis

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Surgical Removal Of Urinary Bladder Urolith In Female Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) By Episiotomy And Urinary Bladder Sphincterotomy, Nikorn Thongtip, Supaphen Sripiboon, Nattaphol Muangthong, Suteeranun Pipitwanichtham, Smit Srisomrun, Patcharida Dittawong, Phawaran Meetipkit, Ratiwan Sitdhibutr, Warangkhana Lankaphin, Petthisak Sombutputorn, Weerapongse Tangjitjaroen Sep 2022

Surgical Removal Of Urinary Bladder Urolith In Female Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) By Episiotomy And Urinary Bladder Sphincterotomy, Nikorn Thongtip, Supaphen Sripiboon, Nattaphol Muangthong, Suteeranun Pipitwanichtham, Smit Srisomrun, Patcharida Dittawong, Phawaran Meetipkit, Ratiwan Sitdhibutr, Warangkhana Lankaphin, Petthisak Sombutputorn, Weerapongse Tangjitjaroen

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

A 50-year-old female Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) was referred to the Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital with histories of anuria and abdominal pain for five days. Trans-rectal ultrasonography demonstrated the presence of hyperechogenic uroliths located between the neck and trigone of the urinary bladder. Vestibuloscopy by endoscope revealed an abnormal brownish mass obstructing the internal bladder orifice. Episiotomy was performed after standing sedation with dexmedetomidine, epidural anesthesia and perineal infiltration with lidocaine. A single 1.7 kg urinary bladder urolith with 17x12x10 cm dimension was manually removed using a combination of several methods, including sphincter dilatation using lidocaine ring infiltration at …


Inconsistent And Multiple Bacterial Species From Different Sample Types Of Dogs With Urolithiasis And Bacterial Cystitis, Nantapatt Pridsadangbud, Chantamanee Chantarasiri, Nattanit Visitkitjakarn, Phitsinee Tantivimonkajor, Jitrapa Yindee, Nicole Sirisopit Mehl Jun 2022

Inconsistent And Multiple Bacterial Species From Different Sample Types Of Dogs With Urolithiasis And Bacterial Cystitis, Nantapatt Pridsadangbud, Chantamanee Chantarasiri, Nattanit Visitkitjakarn, Phitsinee Tantivimonkajor, Jitrapa Yindee, Nicole Sirisopit Mehl

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Urinary tract infection is the most common complication found in dogs with urolithiasis. Bacterial cystitis can play an important role in dogs with urolithiasis; it can either be the cause of cystic formation or be a complication following urolithiasis. Moreover, urolithiasis cases that come with bacterial cystitis can lead to a condition of complicated cystitis which will require more complicated treatment and management. Proper bacterial identification should be performed in order to follow an appropriate treatment. Specific treatments require bacterial identification in order to select the most appropriate antibiotics. There are three main possible sites for bacterial sample collection in …