Bilious abdomen development in a dog following prophylactic incisional gastropexy and a hollow viscus distension event.

Gina K Dinallo, Joshua S Zuckerman

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Article in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Gina K DinalloEmergency and Critical Care Department, Boundary Bay Veterinary Specialty Hospital, 10436 173rd Street, Surrey, British Columbia V4N 5H3 (Dinallo); Surgery Department, Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists, 11 Bourne Bridge Approach, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts 02532, USA (Zuckerman).

Joshua S ZuckermanEmergency and Critical Care Department, Boundary Bay Veterinary Specialty Hospital, 10436 173rd Street, Surrey, British Columbia V4N 5H3 (Dinallo); Surgery Department, Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists, 11 Bourne Bridge Approach, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts 02532, USA (Zuckerman).

Massachusetts Maritime Academy · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bilious abdomen is an uncommon but life-threatening condition that has not previously been associated with prophylactic gastropexy. In animals, bilious abdomen is associated with a high mortality rate, due in large part to resulting bile peritonitis. Most bilious abdomen cases in veterinary medicine occur secondary to underlying gallbladder disease or blunt abdominal trauma. This case report describes an instance of atraumatic bilious abdomen with no evidence of primary hepatobiliary disease. Prophylactic incisional gastropexy was performed on a dog within 72 h of its developing bilious abdomen. It is possible that undergoing a gastropexy increased tension on the common bile duct, but no known direct surgical trauma to the duct occurred. The cause of bile leakage in this case is suspected to be secondary to trauma from a distended hollow viscus. Findings at the time of the second surgery support this conclusion. Key clinical message: This case suggests a novel mechanism for the development of bilious abdomen in dogs.

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Dog DiseasesGastropexyStomach VolvulusAbdomenAnimalsCommon Bile DuctDogs

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PMID38164372

PMCPMC10727156

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