ReviewJournal of feline medicine and surgery2017
Feline biliary tree and gallbladder disease: Aetiology, diagnosis and treatment
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physicochemical Quality and Chemical Safety of Commercial Wet Cat Food: Composition, Oxidation, Biogenic Amines, and Trace Elements.Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition · 2026Article
- Gallbladder sludge in cats: associations with bile culture, liver enzymes and cholangiohepatitis in 166 cases.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Influence of Prednisolone Treatment on Serum Bile Acid Concentrations in Cats.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Cholelithiasis in two zoo-managed male African lions (Panthera leo).Veterinary research communications · 2025Article
- Surgical approach to a biliary tract cyst in an elderly cat.Veterinary research communications · 2025Article
- Prognostic Factors in 26 Cats Undergoing Surgery for Extra-Hepatic Biliary Obstruction.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
- Combined cholecystotomy, retrograde hydropulsion, and choledochal stenting to treat extrahepatic biliary tract obstruction in 3 cats.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2024Article
- Surgical Management Of Feline Biliary Tract Disease: Decision-making and techniques.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2023Review
- Choledochal stenting for treatment of extrahepatic biliary obstruction in cats.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2021Article
- Choledochal cyst with secondary cholangitis, choledochitis, duodenal papillitis, and pancreatitis in a young domestic shorthair cat.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2021Article
- Pancreatic enzyme activity in the bile of healthy cats and its association with biliary morphology.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2021Article
- Feline abdominal ultrasonography: what's normal? what's abnormal? The biliary tree.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2019Review
- Feline abdominal ultrasonography: what's normal? what's abnormal? The liver.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2019Review
- Hepatic lipidosis: Clinical review drawn from collective effort.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2018Review
- Obstructive pancreatolithiasis in a cat with triaditis and concurrent hypercalcaemia.JFMS open reportsArticle
- Successful minimally invasive simple hepatic cyst ablation via ethanol sclerotherapy in a cat.JFMS open reportsArticle
- Gallstone ileus secondary to cholecystoduodenostomy causing mechanical duodenal obstruction in a cat.JFMS open reportsArticle
- Rare case of extrahepatic biliary obstruction caused by a duodenal foreign body in a cat.JFMS open reportsArticle
- Prevalence and clinical relevance of cholelithiasis in cats: A multicenter retrospective study of 98 cases.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
- Ionised hypercalcaemia in a cat with extrahepatic biliary tract obstruction secondary to a bile duct vegetal foreign body.JFMS open reportsArticle
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Abstract
Practical relevance Diseases of the biliary tree and gallbladder are more common in cats than diseases of the liver parenchyma. The parenchyma is usually affected secondarily to systemic illnesses, while the biliary system is the prime target for infectious agents (eg, bacteria and flukes) and non-infectious conditions (eg, neoplasia and cysts). Clinical approaches Cats with biliary disease are evaluated because of common feline clinical signs such as anorexia, nausea, vomiting and lethargy. Icterus may or may not be obvious. Biopsies for histological evaluation, and bile aspirates for culture and cytological evaluation are helpful diagnostically. Antibiotics and immunosuppressive drugs have been used successfully. Hepatosupportive drugs may help in liquefying thick bile and protecting hepatic tissue from damage. Ultrasound is a noninvasive diagnostic tool that may help in identifying dilated bile ducts, liver cysts and choleliths. It is also used to guide percutaneous bile aspiration. Audience This review, written for all veterinarians who treat cats, describes the various conditions that can affect the feline biliary tree and gallbladder. Treatment options are discussed, and brief summaries provided of surgical techniques and diagnostic approaches. Evidence base The veterinary literature pertaining to feline biliary disease is comprehensively reviewed. When appropriate, data on dogs and humans has been included to provide background information. Based on the available literature, more research into feline biliary diseases is needed.
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