Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog treated for bile cyst after liver surgery and recovered
By Hunt, G B et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1997·Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Successful management of an iatrogenic biliary pseudocyst in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old female Australian cattle dog developed an abdominal mass about four weeks after surgery for a liver condition. An ultrasound revealed a large biliary pseudocyst, which is a fluid-filled sac that can form after liver surgery. The vet performed surgery to drain the cyst and create a small opening in the abdomen, allowing bile-stained fluid to escape. Over the next few weeks, the amount of fluid decreased, and the opening eventually closed. Eighteen months later, the dog has not had any further issues with the pseudocyst.
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Abstract
A two-year-old, female Australian cattle dog was presented for treatment of a congenital, intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. The shunt was attenuated using a transportal approach. The dog developed an abdominal mass four weeks later. A 16-cm diameter, biliary pseudocyst arising from the hepatic surgical site was identified during ultrasonographic examination. The cyst was marsupialized to the right abdominal wall surgically. Bile-stained fluid drained from the stoma at an initial rate of 10 ml/kg body weight per day, decreasing to 1 ml/kg body weight per day over four weeks. The stoma closed five weeks after surgery, and no further evidence of fluid accumulation was detected ultrasonographically. Eighteen months postoperatively, the pseudocyst has not recurred.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9111728/