Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Parrot had surgery to remove two ureter stones
By Dennis, P M & Bennett, R A·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2000·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Ureterotomy for removal of two ureteroliths in a parrot.
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Plain-English summary
A 21-year-old male double-yellow-headed Amazon parrot was brought to the vet because he was straining to urinate and showing signs of depression and not eating. X-rays showed two stones in his urinary tract, and surgery was needed to remove them. The first stone was removed during the initial surgery, but the second one was found later and also had to be surgically removed. After the surgeries, the parrot started to feel better and strained less when trying to urinate. Overall, the surgery was successful, and the parrot is now healthy.
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Abstract
A 21-year-old male double-yellowheaded Amazon parrot was referred because of possible urolithiasis. The bird had strained to void since it was young, and recently, signs of depression and inappetence had appeared. Radiography revealed 2 mineralized opacities in the left caudal portion of the celomic cavity. A left lateral celiotomy revealed that the left ureter was dilated and contained a calculus, which was later determined to be composed of monosodium uric acid crystals and proteinaceous material. The second mineralized mass could not be located at that time, but was detected in the caudal aspect of the celomic cavity after surgery by use of radiography. Manual attempts to maneuver the uterolith from the ureter through the cloaca were unsuccessful. Five days after the initial surgery, the uterolith was removed by cloacotomy and ventral midline laparotomy. Excretory urography performed 10 and 31 days after surgery revealed that the left ureter was homogeneously opacified and gradually decreased to 3 to 6 mm in diameter. The bird remained healthy and seemed to strain less severely during voiding. Nonspecific signs associated with ureteroliths may result in delay in diagnosis. Surgical removal of ureteroliths may be an effective treatment for this uncommon condition, but it is complicated by certain anatomic features of birds and may result in ureteral stricture.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10997158/