Open AccessSonographic Evaluation of the Common Bile Duct in Cats
Author(s) -
Leveille Renee,
Biller David S.,
Shiroma Jonathan T.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of veterinary internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.356
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1939-1676
pISSN - 0891-6640
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-1676.1996.tb02065.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cats , porta hepatis , common bile duct , jaundice , bile duct , biliary tract , radiology , gastroenterology , anatomy
Ultrasound is an excellent imaging tool in the evaluation of the biliary tract in cats. Extrahepatic obstruction could be diagnosed by the presence of dilated common bile duct (CBD), which was measured ventral to the portal vein in the porta hepatis. At this level, the diameter of the CBD in 6 healthy cats and in 22 cats with nonsurgical jaundice was 4 mm. Six of 7 cats with a CBD >5 mm had extrahepatic biliary obstruction.