| Autor: |
T C, Gerros, S M, McGuirk, D S, Biller, W C, Stone, J, Ryan |
| Rok vydání: |
1993 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 202(2) |
| ISSN: |
0003-1488 |
| Popis: |
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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