Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ultrasound helps diagnose gallbladder inflammation in a dog
By Corina F Guendulain et al.·Published in Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias·2010
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Original publication title: La ecografía como ayuda al diagnóstico de colecistitis en un canino O ultra-som como ajuda ao diagnóstico da colecistite num canino The ultrasonography as an assistance to diagnostic of cholecystitis in a canine
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old female dog was brought to the vet with symptoms of vomiting and abdominal pain. After some initial tests, the vet used an ultrasound, which showed thickening of the gallbladder wall, suggesting cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder). A bile culture was performed to identify the infection, and the vet prescribed a specific antibiotic based on the results. The dog responded well to the treatment and showed improvement in her condition.
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Abstract
La colecistitis es una patología inflamatoria de la vesícula biliar (VB) y la obstrucción e infección biliar serían las causas principales de su presentación. El diagnóstico es difícil, porque tanto los signos clínicos como las anormalidades clínico-patológicas son poco específicas, por lo que la ecografía resulta una modalidad diagnóstica importante, ya que la visualización ecográfica de espesamiento de la pared de la VB o de bilis hiperecogénica induce a la sospecha de colecistitis. El cultivo y antibiograma biliar permiten definir el tratamiento antibiótico específico. Se describe un caso clínico donde se destaca la importancia de la ecografía en el diagnóstico de la colecistitis canina.<br>A colecistite é uma patologia inflamatória da vesícula biliar e a obstrução e infecção seriam as causas principais de sua apresentação. O diagnostico é difícil, porque os signos clínicos e as anormalidades clínico-patológicas são específicas, pelo que o ultra-som resulta em uma modalidade diagnóstica importante, porque a visualização no ultra-som do espacejamento da parede da vesícula biliar ou do bílis hiperecogénica induz à suspeita de colecistite. O cultivo e antibiograma biliar permitiram definir o tratamento antibiótico específico. Descreve-se um caso clínico onde destaca-se a importância do ultra-som no diagnóstico da colecistite canina.<br>The cholecystitis is a gall-bladder inflamatory patology, the obstruction and biliar infection could be the principal causes of presentation. The diagnosis is dificult because the clinical signs as clinicopatological abnormalities are inespecifics, so the ultrasonography is a important method of diagnosis, because the visualization of thickeny of the gall-bladder’s wall or hiperecogenic bile induce to suspect cholecystitis. The bile culture and antibiograma permit to define the specific antibiotic treatment. A clinic case is described to emphasize the importance of ultrasonography in the canine cholecystitis diagnosis.
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