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Choledocholithiasis attributable to a foreign body in a horse
T C Gerros1, S M McGuirk, D S Biller
1Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
|January 15, 1993
Summary
A wooden stick caused cholelithiasis, a common biliary obstruction in horses. This foreign body led to bile-salt deposition and ascending cholangitis, confirmed by ultrasonography and postmortem examination.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Medicine
- Equine Internal Medicine
- Biliary System Pathology
Background:
- Cholelithiasis is a frequent cause of biliary obstruction in horses.
- Potential contributing factors include parasites, bile stasis, infection, and altered bile composition.