Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cats with bile duct sphincter blockages treated by surgery
By Furneaux, Robert W·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2010·School of Veterinary Science, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A series of six cases of sphincter of Oddi pathology in the cat (2008-2009).
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Plain-English summary
Six cats were diagnosed with problems related to the sphincter of Oddi, which is a part of the digestive system that helps control bile flow. Some of these cats had issues linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), while others had conditions similar to bile plug syndrome seen in infants. All six cats underwent surgery to relieve the obstructions. Four of the cats recovered well after surgery, but unfortunately, one cat had to be euthanized during the procedure, and another with cancer was euthanized two months later.
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Abstract
The sphincter of Oddi (SO) is located within the wall of the duodenum as the terminal part of the common bile duct. Six cats are reported with obstructive processes within their SO. Three of them may have had some form of sphincter dysfunction associated with the pre-existing complex known as 'inflammatory bowel disease' (IBD), two may have had the equivalent of the infant human condition known as 'bile plug syndrome' and the sixth had sphincter dysfunction associated with a tumour at the confluence of the common and right hepatic duct. In all six cases, the sphincter obstructions were surgically managed. The outcomes for 4/6 were favourable but 1/6 was euthanased intraoperatively, and 1/6 had a metastatic neoplasia and was euthanased 2 months postoperatively.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20817527/