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Biliary Tract Rupture (view source)
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See also: '''[[Biliary Tract - Obstruction]]'''
==Description==
==Description==
==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==
The prognosis depends on the speed with which the condition is diagnosed and on whether the peritonitis is septic. In one study of cats and dogs, a mortality rate of 54% was reported and this represented those animals that had septic peritonitis<ref>Ludwig LL, McLoughlin MA, Graves TK, Crisp MS. '''Surgical treatment of bile peritonitis in 24 dogs and 2 cats: a retrospective study (1987-1994).''' ''Vet Surg. 1997 Mar-Apr;26(2):90-8.''</ref>.
The prognosis depends on the speed with which the condition is diagnosed and on whether the peritonitis is septic. In one study of cats and dogs, a mortality rate of 54% was reported and this represented those animals that had septic peritonitis<ref>Ludwig LL, McLoughlin MA, Graves TK, Crisp MS. '''Surgical treatment of bile peritonitis in 24 dogs and 2 cats: a retrospective study (1987-1994).''' ''Vet Surg. 1997 Mar-Apr;26(2):90-8.''</ref>.
==Literature Search==
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==References==
==References==