The most common and overt manifestation of a ureteric calculus is renal colic. This paper discusses its clinical presentation and diagnostic difficulties and follows the management of the patient until the stone is passed or retrieved surgically; it does not address the overall picture of renal cal...
) Of or pertaining to gravel, or renal calculi. Nephrology (n.) A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions. Nephrostome (n.) The funnelshaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity. Nephrotomy (n.) Extraction of stone from the...
Additionally, the upper urinary tract itself is well innervated and irritation by a foreign body (eg, renal stone, ureteral stent) can trigger flank pain even if no hydronephrosis is present. Nephrolithiasis Flank pain is the classic presenting symptom of urinary calculi and is the predominant ...
Urethral plugs are the most common cause of obstruction in male cats. In one series (Krueger 1991), urethral plugs occurred in 60%, no cause was found in 30%, uroliths alone were documented in 10% (struvite exclusively) and uroliths with bacterial urinary tract infection were observed in ...