Gallbladder Agenesis in a Chihuahua

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Jun SASAKI⁴  Jun YASUDA³  Yasuhiko OKAMURA¹  Reeko SATO³  Masanobu GORYO⁴  Satoshi CHIBA²  Masaaki KATAYAMA¹  Hiroaki KAMISHINA³ 

[1] Division of Small Animal Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University;Chiba Animal Hospital;Division of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University;Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University

关键词: cholangiography;    canine;    gallbladder agenesis;    liver;    ultrasonography;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.09-0534

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(24)Cited-By(2)A 4-year-old neutered male Chihuahua was presented with a history of anorexia and vomiting. Continuous elevation of liver enzymes was found on repeated blood examinations and the dog was referred to us for further evaluation. The absence of gallbladder was suspected on ultrasonography. Exploratory laparotomy and retrograde cholangiography confirmed gallbladder agenesis and a possible hypoplasia of the right medial and lateral liver lobes. Histologically, proliferation of bile ductules associated with portal fibrosis and pseudolobular formation were apparent in the liver lobes.

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