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1 June 2015 EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY AND ENDOSCOPIC URETERAL STENT PLACEMENT IN AN ASIAN SMALL-CLAWED OTTER (AONYX CINEREA) WITH NEPHROLITHIASIS
Kimberlee B. Wojick, Allyson C. Berent, Chick W. Weisse, Kathryn C. Gamble
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Abstract

Urolithiasis is a significant disease concern in Asian small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinerea), with over 60% of captive animals affected. Bilateral ureteral stent placement, using endoscopic and fluoroscopic guidance, and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) were performed as salvage procedures in a 13-yr-old intact female Asian small-clawed otter following a 7-yr history of nephrolithiasis and progressive renal insufficiency. Following the procedure, radiographs revealed a slight shifting of urolith position, although a decrease in urolith mass was not observed. As a result of declining quality of life related to severe osteoarthritis, the otter was euthanized 5 wk after the procedure. While this treatment approach was unsuccessful in this case, the technique was clinically feasible, so ESWL and ureteral stent placement may remain a consideration for other individuals of this species presented earlier in the course of this disease.

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Kimberlee B. Wojick, Allyson C. Berent, Chick W. Weisse, and Kathryn C. Gamble "EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY AND ENDOSCOPIC URETERAL STENT PLACEMENT IN AN ASIAN SMALL-CLAWED OTTER (AONYX CINEREA) WITH NEPHROLITHIASIS," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 46(2), 345-349, (1 June 2015). https://doi.org/10.1638/2014-0085R1.1
Received: 7 May 2014; Published: 1 June 2015
KEYWORDS
Aonyx cinerea
Asian small-clawed otter
interventional radiography
lithotripsy
nephrolith
ureteral stent
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