Diseases of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tree

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 543-598

  Center, Sharon A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bile ducts; Biliary mucocele; Canalilculi; Cholangiohepatitis; Choledochitis; Extrahepatic bile duct obstruction; Feline polycystic liver disease; Gall bladder

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADIPIODONE; ADIPIODONE MEGLUMINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE; CHLORAMBUCIL; DENOSYL; ENROFLOXACIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; IOBENZAMIC ACID; IOPODATE CALCIUM; IOPODATE SODIUM; MEGLUMINE IOTROXATE; METHOTREXATE; METRONIDAZOLE; PHYTOMENADIONE; PREDNISOLONE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SULTAMICILLIN; TECHNETIUM 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; BILE ACID SYNTHESIS; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILE DUCT BYPASS; BILE DUCT CYST; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE FLOW; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CAT DISEASE; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHOLESTASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT CYST; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG DISEASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; FASCIOLIASIS; GALLBLADDER AGENESIS; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; GALLBLADDER DYSMOTILITY; GALLBLADDER MOTILITY; GALLBLADDER TUMOR; HELICOBACTER; HEPATOBILIARY SCINTISCANNING; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; LIVER BIOPSY; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOCYTOMA; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MUCOCELE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GALLBLADDER DISEASES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 67649395724     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2009.01.004     Document Type: Review

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