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Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery Q&A 18 (view source)
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'''A right lateral radiograph of the cranial abdomen of a ten-year-old, female Schnauzer is shown.'''
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|q1=What is the diagnosis?
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Cholelithiasis
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|q2=This disease is often insidious and asymptomatic in dogs. List the most common clinical signs in dogs that are symptomatic.
|a2=
Vomiting, anorexia, weakness, polyuria/polydypsia, weight loss, icterus, fever and signs of abdominal pain are the most common clinical signs in dogs with symptomatic cholelithiasis.
|l2=
|q3=The pathogenesis of this disease in dogs is unknown. Several causes have been proposed. Name the most likely ones.
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Proposed causes include trauma, biliary stasis, diet alterations, cholecystitis, and parasitic and bacterial biliary infection.
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|q4=Describe the surgical therapeutic options, and give the therapy of choice.
|a4=
The treatment for cholelithiasis is cholelithotomy via cholecystotomy, cholecystectomy or choledochotomy.
Cholecystectomy is indicated in dogs with cholelithiasis and concurrent cholecystitis and should be regarded as therapy of choice.
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'''A right lateral radiograph of the cranial abdomen of a ten-year-old, female Schnauzer is shown.'''
<br />
<FlashCard questions="4">
|q1=What is the diagnosis?
|a1=
Cholelithiasis
|l1=
|q2=This disease is often insidious and asymptomatic in dogs. List the most common clinical signs in dogs that are symptomatic.
|a2=
Vomiting, anorexia, weakness, polyuria/polydypsia, weight loss, icterus, fever and signs of abdominal pain are the most common clinical signs in dogs with symptomatic cholelithiasis.
|l2=
|q3=The pathogenesis of this disease in dogs is unknown. Several causes have been proposed. Name the most likely ones.
|a3=
Proposed causes include trauma, biliary stasis, diet alterations, cholecystitis, and parasitic and bacterial biliary infection.
|l3=
|q4=Describe the surgical therapeutic options, and give the therapy of choice.
|a4=
The treatment for cholelithiasis is cholelithotomy via cholecystotomy, cholecystectomy or choledochotomy.
Cholecystectomy is indicated in dogs with cholelithiasis and concurrent cholecystitis and should be regarded as therapy of choice.
|l4=
</FlashCard>
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