Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Long-term survival after bile duct surgery in dogs
By Papazoglou, Lysimachos G et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2008·Department of Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Long-term survival of dogs after cholecystoenterostomy: a retrospective study of 15 cases (1981-2005).
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Plain-English summary
Fifteen dogs with liver and bile duct issues underwent a surgery called cholecystoenterostomy to help with their condition. The dogs that survived longer were generally older, averaging about 11.5 years, compared to those that died shortly after surgery, who averaged about 6 years old. While some dogs faced complications like vomiting and other serious issues after surgery, the type of liver disease they had didn't seem to affect their chances of surviving long-term. Unfortunately, eight dogs did pass away due to surgery-related problems or their underlying liver disease.
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Abstract
Fifteen dogs with extrahepatic biliary tract disease underwent cholecystoenterostomy. Long-term survivors were significantly older at presentation (mean age 140.5 months) than dogs that survived the first 20 days after surgery but subsequently died from causes related to the surgery or hepatobiliary disease (mean age 72 months). Dogs that died during the first 20 days had significantly more complications in the hospital than dogs that survived this period. The type of underlying hepatobiliary disease (i.e., benign or malignant) was not associated with either short-term outcome or long-term survival. Eight dogs died from causes related to surgery or hepatobiliary disease. Long-term complications included hepatic abscesses, acquired portosystemic shunts, pancreatitis, and vomiting.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18316442/