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- Title
Septate gallbladder in a dog with cholecystitis: A case report and literature review.
- Authors
GAB-CHOL CHOI; JAE-YUN KO; SEONG-MIN ONG; JUNG-HYANG SUR; MIN-HEE KANG
- Abstract
A 5-year-old, Yorkshire terrier was presented due to the acute onset of vomiting and diarrhoea. The imaging studies showed an abnormally separated gallbladder with a thickened wall, a tortuous common bile duct that contained hyperechoic materials. A cholecystectomy was performed because of the failure of the conservative management. The gallbladder was partially divided by a septum and communicated with the cystic duct. Histologically, the dog was diagnosed as having cholecystitis and choledochitis. To the author's knowledge, this is the first clinical description of a symptomatic septate gallbladder in a dog. Although congenital gallbladder abnormalities are rare in animals, a septate gallbladder can predispose to an inflammatory biliary disease due to the abnormal bile flow.
- Subjects
GALLBLADDER; LITERATURE reviews; BILE ducts; HUMAN abnormalities; RARE animals; DIAGNOSTIC imaging; DOG breeds
- Publication
Veterinární Medicína, 2020, Vol 65, Issue 10, p451
- ISSN
0375-8427
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17221/108/2020-VETMED