Therapy of calcium oxalate urolithiasis in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta)

Theresa Conze; Axel Wehrend; Cornelia Exner; André Kaminiarz

doi:10.1111/jmp.12221

Therapy of calcium oxalate urolithiasis in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta)

J Med Primatol. 2016 Aug;45(4):195-7. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12221. Epub 2016 Jun 10.

Authors

Theresa Conze¹, Axel Wehrend¹, Cornelia Exner², André Kaminiarz³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Clinic for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Andrology of Large and Small Animals with Ambulatory Service, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
² Department of Animal Physiology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
³ Department of Neurophysics, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.

PMID: 27283130
DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12221

Abstract

A rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) was presented for anuria. Examination revealed calcium oxalate concrements in the bladder. A cystotomy was performed, and a therapy with alfuzosin was conducted. Over 1 year after the treatment, the rhesus macaque had not shown any more signs of stranguria. This is the first case reporting the successful treatment of urolithiasis in a rhesus macaque.

Keywords: Macaca mulatta; alfuzosin; anuria; bladder stones.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Cystotomy / veterinary*
Macaca mulatta*
Male
Monkey Diseases / drug therapy*
Monkey Diseases / surgery*
Nephrolithiasis / drug therapy
Nephrolithiasis / surgery
Nephrolithiasis / veterinary*
Quinazolines / administration & dosage*
Urological Agents / administration & dosage*

Substances

Quinazolines
Urological Agents
alfuzosin

Supplementary concepts

Nephrolithiasis, Calcium Oxalate