Abstract

This report describes light and scanning electron microscopic appearance of an ovum from the giant kidney worm, Dioctophyme renale found in the nidus and stone layer of a struvite calculus. The stone had been surgically removed from the bladder of a 4-year-old spayed female mixed breed dog from northern Ontario.

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Authors

Whelen JC, Houston DM, White C, Favrin MG

Institution

Kenora Veterinary Clinic, 305 Matheson Street S, Kenora, Ontario P9N 1V4, Canada.

Source

The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue vétérinaire canadienne 52:12 2011 Dec pg 1353-5

MeSH

Animals
Dog Diseases
Dogs
Enoplida Infections
Female
Larva
Magnesium Compounds
Phosphates
Urinary Calculi
Urine

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22654144