Choledochotomy for Obstructive Choledocholithiasis in Two Dogs

Case Rep Vet Med. 2019 Jul 24:2019:4748194. doi: 10.1155/2019/4748194. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Two geriatric (> 9 years old) dogs presented for vomiting, lethargy, and anorexia. Obstructive choledocholithiasis was diagnosed based on analysis of a serum biochemical analysis and abdominal radiographs and ultrasonography. In both dogs, choledocholiths were removed from the common bile duct via a choledochotomy without a cholecystectomy, and survival without recurrence occurred in both dogs for more than 1 year.

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