Cholecystectomy in a heifer

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Tomohiro IMAGAWA¹  Yoshiharu OKAMOTO¹  Takehito MORITA¹  Kazuo AZUMA¹  Tomohiro OSAKI¹  Yusuke MURAHATA¹  Norihiko ITO¹  Takeshi TSUKA¹  Shinji KONO²  Hinako TANAKA² 

[1] Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori 680-8550, Japan;Tobu Veterinary Clinic, Tottori Prefectural Federation Agricultural Mutual Aid Association, 210-19, Takadote, Kuniyasu, Tottori, Japan

关键词: bile duct;    bilirubin;    cholecystectomy;    heifer;    gallbladder;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.16-0656

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

A 10-month-old female Japanese black heifer presenting with sudden loss of appetite was diagnosed with extreme extension of the gallbladder. Laparotomy reaching from the right part of the 10th rib to the right flank showed an extended gallbladder greater than 50 cm in diameter. Cholecystectomy was performed as follows 1) complete removal of the gallbladder distally from the base; 2) flushing via a catheter inserted into the common bile duct; and 3) covering of the hole opened in the common bile duct with a double-suturing method using the mucous membrane and muscular layers of the remaining gallbladder structures. Serum levels of total bilirubin gradually decreased from 7.5 mg/dl preoperatively to 4.7 mg/dl, 1.6 mg/dl and 0.6 mg/dl at 3, 8 and 34 days postoperatively, respectively. The heifer showed 1 month of clinical improvements, grew normally and finally became pregnant. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first clinical report to describe cholecystectomy in cattle.

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