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[http://w3.vet.cornell.edu/nst/nst.asp?Fun=Image&imgID=7287 Image of pancreatic calculi and fibrosis in a cow from Cornell Veterinary Medicine]

Also known as: '''''Pancreolithiasis

*Pancreolithiasis occurs uncommonly in cattle, rarely in other species

*Slightly more common in cattle >4 years old

'''Pancreolithiasis''' occurs uncommonly in cattle and very rarely in other species. The calculi are usually carbonates or phosphates of calcium and magnesium, 4-5mm in size and of no pathological importance. Usually an incidental finding at post mortem examination.

*Usually an incidental finding

 

*May be a consequence of inflammation, such as caused by [[Pancreas - Parasitic Pathology|flukes]][[Category:Pancreas_-_Developmental_Pathology]][[Category:Cattle]]

May be a consequence of inflammation caused by [[Fasciolosis|flukes]].

 

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* Jones, T.C, Hunt, R.D, King, N.W. (1997) '''Veterinary Pathology''' (Sixth Edition) ''Wiley-Blackwell''

 

 

 

 

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