Evaluation and treatment of a posttraumatic intrahepatic biloma in a dog

J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2011 Jan-Feb;47(1):64-6. doi: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-5710. Epub 2010 Dec 16.

Abstract

A 9 mo old male mixed-breed dog was presented with a history of chronic vomiting and fever after undergoing a cholecystectomy for the management of traumatic cystic duct rupture associated with biliary effusion 10 days before referral. A 6 cm × 6 cm intrahepatic bile collection, a biloma, was diagnosed on abdominal ultrasound and fine-needle aspiration. The biloma was treated with percutaneous catheter drainage under ultrasonographic guidance. Two years after aspiration, the dog continued to do well.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bile Duct Diseases / etiology
  • Bile Duct Diseases / surgery
  • Bile Duct Diseases / veterinary*
  • Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic*
  • Cholecystectomy / adverse effects
  • Cholecystectomy / veterinary*
  • Dogs
  • Male
  • Treatment Outcome