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Amitriptyline eliminates calculi through urinary tract smooth muscle relaxation

Eduardo Achar, Rosi A N Achar, Therezinha B Paiva, Alexandre H Campos and Nestor Schor

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Table 1. Findings from urinalysisa in 20 adult male cats presenting at a veterinarian hospital with obstructive acute renal failure (ARF)

AbnormalityNumber
Hematuria18 (90%)
Bacteriuria14 (70%)
Leukocytes10 (50%)
Cylindruria6 (30%)
Struvite crystalsb 12 (60%)
Calcium oxalate crystalsb 8 (40%)
Amorphous urate crystalsb 4 (20%)

a Urine samples obtained through cystocentesis

b Similar crystal distribution was observed from plug content analysis

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