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Created page with '*common result of '''trauma''' *often clinically occult (small capsular ruptures may clot and heal) unless larger, severe ruptures cause rapid exsanguination or the biliary tract…'
*common result of '''trauma'''
*often clinically occult (small capsular ruptures may clot and heal) unless larger, severe ruptures cause rapid exsanguination or the biliary tract is involved
*rupture of major bile ducts leads to yellow-stained bile peritonitis
**may remain sterile and become chronic
**may be infected by enterohepatic circulation of bacteria such as clostridia followed by rapid death
NB: fatal ruptures can occur in foals during parturition, sometimes concurrent with costal fractures
*'''predisposition to rupture'''
**diffuse hepatic disease causes enlargement and friability of the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]]
**may occur spontaneously
*predisposing lesions include:
1. [[Liver Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious Canine Hepatitis|infectious canine hepatitis]]
2. amyloidosis
3. severe congestion
4. fatty degeneration
5. secondary neoplasms
[[Category:Liver_-_Developmental_Pathology]]
*often clinically occult (small capsular ruptures may clot and heal) unless larger, severe ruptures cause rapid exsanguination or the biliary tract is involved
*rupture of major bile ducts leads to yellow-stained bile peritonitis
**may remain sterile and become chronic
**may be infected by enterohepatic circulation of bacteria such as clostridia followed by rapid death
NB: fatal ruptures can occur in foals during parturition, sometimes concurrent with costal fractures
*'''predisposition to rupture'''
**diffuse hepatic disease causes enlargement and friability of the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]]
**may occur spontaneously
*predisposing lesions include:
1. [[Liver Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious Canine Hepatitis|infectious canine hepatitis]]
2. amyloidosis
3. severe congestion
4. fatty degeneration
5. secondary neoplasms
[[Category:Liver_-_Developmental_Pathology]]