Choledocholithiasis attributable to a foreign body in a horse.
J Am Vet Med Assoc
; 202(2): 301-3, 1993 Jan 15.
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ABSTRACT
Cholelithiasis is the most common cause of biliary obstruction in horses. Proposed mechanisms include ascariasis, biliary stasis, ascending biliary infection, and changes in bile composition. In this horse, a foreign body acted as the nidus for bile-salt deposition and ascending cholangitis. Clinical signs (intermittent abdominal pain, icterus, and pyrexia) in conjunction with high serum activity of enzymes indicative of obstructive biliary disease led to a tentative diagnosis of cholelithiasis. Ultrasonography was used to confirm the diagnosis. Postmortem examination revealed a 7-cm wooden stick to be the core of a cholelith found in the common bile duct.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cálculos Biliares
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Ducto Colédoco
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Corpos Estranhos
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Doenças dos Cavalos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article