Urethroscopy and laser lithotripsy for the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive urolithiasis in goats and pot-bellied pigs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 220, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1831-1834

  Halland, Spring K ^a,b   House, John K ^a   George, Lisle W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Cotati Large Animal Hospital ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; SUS SCROFA;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION; UROLITHIASIS;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; ENDOSCOPY; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 0037096429     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2002.220.1831     Document Type: Article

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