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Gallbladder mucocoele

Sonopath Forum

Gallbladder mucocoele

  • 11 yo fn Bichon Frise, high liver enzymes on pre GA bloods
  • Severely abnormal gallbladder (mucocoele?) and CBD, liver also enlarged and patchy
  • How would you describe this gallbladder and are there stones in the common bile duct?

  • 11 yo fn Bichon Frise, high liver enzymes on pre GA bloods
  • Severely abnormal gallbladder (mucocoele?) and CBD, liver also enlarged and patchy
  • How would you describe this gallbladder and are there stones in the common bile duct?

Comments

DrMac

Whoa!!! Yes there are

Whoa!!! Yes there are multiple stones in the severely dilated CBD…I dont think Ive ever seen that many! The CBD is dilated up to the duodenal papilla. 

I would call the GB an emerging mucocele or mucocele. I dont see any inflammation around the GB or evidence of rupture…yet. GB just looks dilated. 

I dont think medical treatment is going to work here. I think cholecystectomy and CBD flush are needed. I would run a coag and treat with Vit K prior to surgery. 

DrMac

And liver biopsy…

And liver biopsy…

EL

Lots of rocks in the CBD and

Lots of rocks in the CBD and emerging gbm and cbd is dilated so I would do sx here. Likely will be a new dog after the gb is removed and the cbd liberated.