Hallazgos ecográficos, clínicos y laboratoriales del mucocele biliar en el perro37 casos
- A. Reyes
- M. Soler
- M. Martínez
- Juana Dolores Carrillo Sánchez
- José Joaquín Cerón Madrigal
- J. D. Martínez
- Amalia Agut Giménez
ISSN: 1130-7064
Any de publicació: 2016
Volum: 36
Número: 4
Pàgines: 265-272
Tipus: Article
Altres publicacions en: Clínica veterinaria de pequeños animales: revista oficial de AVEPA, Asociación Veterinaria Española de Especialistas en Pequeños Animales
Resum
The gallbladder mucocele is an abnormal accumulation of dense bile and mucus, inside the gallbladder. The aim of this study was to describe the ultrasonographic appearance of gallbladder mucoceles in dogs and to correlate it with the clinical signs and blood test results. Dogs included in this study were those diagnosed with gallbladder mucocele ultrasonographically from 2010 to 2014. Mucoceles were classified according to the ultrasonographic appearance of the gallbladder content into: Type I (immobile echogenic bile), Type II (striated bile), Type III (stellate), Type IV (stellate-kiwi) and Type V (kiwi). The frequency of each pattern was: 22/37, 10/37, 1/37, 2/37 and 2/37, respectively. Vomits and abdominal pain were the most common clinical signs. The most frequent alterations on the blood test results were leukocytosis with left shift and increased ALKP. Type I pattern was the most common and mildest, while patterns IV and V were the most severe.