Cholelithiasis with atrophy of the right lateral hepatic lobe in a horse

A 22 year-old horse developed cholelithiasis with marked atrophy of the right lateral hepatic lobe. The horse had a history of intermittent colic since three years of age, and one of the first episodes of colic was associated with icterus. The size of the right lateral hepatic lobe was extremely reduced. There was a large choledocholith in the common hepatic duct, and several hepatoliths and choleliths in the intra- and extra-hepatic billiary ducts. Microscopically, there was severe atrophy of the right lobe with diffuse proliferation of connective tissue and billiary ducts. The left lateral lobe had peri-portal fibrosis with proliferation of billiary ducts, and billiary stasis. Chemical analysis of the calculi detected amorphous and triple phosphate, bilirubin, calcium, and iron.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Santos,Renato de Lima, Oliveira,Tatiane de Fátima Brandão de, Oliveira,Taismara Simas de, Galvão,João Felipe Brito, Paixão,Tatiane Alves da, Goloubeff,Barbara
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2007
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782007000200049
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