Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with vomiting found to have septate gallbladder and bile
By Gab-Chol Choi et al.·Published in Veterinární Medicína·2020·Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, CZ·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Septate gallbladder in a dog with cholecystitis: A case report and literature review
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old Yorkshire terrier was brought to the vet because he suddenly started vomiting and had diarrhea. Imaging tests revealed that his gallbladder was abnormally divided and had a thickened wall, along with a twisted bile duct filled with unusual material. Since the initial treatments didn’t help, the vet performed surgery to remove the gallbladder. After the surgery, the dog was diagnosed with inflammation of the gallbladder and bile duct. This case highlights a rare condition in dogs, but the surgery helped resolve the dog's symptoms.
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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.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.17221/108/2020-VETMED