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Revision as of 15:08, 7 June 2010
- 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
- may occur spontaneously
- predisposing lesions include:
1. infectious canine hepatitis
2. amyloidosis
3. severe congestion
4. fatty degeneration
5. secondary neoplasms