title: Congenital duplex gallbladder and biliary mucocele associated with partial hepatic cholestasis and cholelithiasis in a cat.
abstract: A 6-year-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat was presented for acute onset of vomiting. Exploratory laparotomy identified a duplex gallbladder and left cholecystectomy was performed. Histopathology confirmed biliary mucocele and hepatic cholestasis. While rare, biliary mucoceles should be considered as a differential diagnosis for feline extrahepatic bile duct obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1. kwoods02@uoguelph.ca
authors.forename: Katharine S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: Brigitte A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Brisson
authors.forename: Alice M N
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Defarges
authors.forename: Michelle L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Oblak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002415:Cats; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000662:veterinary*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary