Gallbladder mucocele in canine

Abstract

Gallbladder mucocele is one of the causes of extrahepatic biliary obstruction that causes abnormal bile flow and leads to a number of systemic changes. The ultrasound examination is extremely important for its diagnosis and early onset of treatment. A 13-year-old poodle canine was treated at the Luciana Guidolin Veterinary Clinic in Caxias do Sul (RS). The patient had dehydration, apathy and pain on palpation. The blood count showed leukocytosis, the liver enzymes ALT and ALP presented values of 706 mg / dL and 1620 mg/dL, respectively. The ultrasound examination showed an image compatible with mucocele, with the possibility of rupture or imminent rupture of the gallbladder. Based on this information, cholecystomy was performed. On the fifth day of hospitalization, the clinical condition worsened, and the tutor decided to euthanize. After necropsy, histological findings led to the diagnosis of hepatic rupture and fibrin peritonitis.