struvite
magnesium-ammonium-phosphate hexahydrate. See also urolith.
struvite calculi
see struvite uroliths.
struvite crystalluria
a normal finding in cats but large numbers of crystals and, rarely, calculi are found in feline urological syndrome, contributing to obstruction of the urinary tract.
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Struvite crystals in urine sediment. By permission from Meyer D, Raskin RE, Atlas of Canine and Feline Cytology, Saunders, 2001
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