Broncholithiasis in a cat: clinical findings, long-term evolution and histopathological features

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-101

  Talavera, Jesus ^a   del Palacio, María Josefa Fernandez ^a   Bayon, Alejandro ^a   Buendia, Antonio J ^a   Sanchez, Joaquin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; PREDNISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; STONE FORMATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOXYCYCLINE; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; LITHIASIS; MALE; PREDNISONE;

EID: 38949112201     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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