title: Clinical findings and prognostic factors for dogs undergoing cholecystectomy for gall bladder mucocele.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report clinical findings and explore prognostic factors for dogs that had cholecystectomy for gall bladder mucocele.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dogs (n = 43) with gall bladder mucoceles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Diagnosis of gall bladder mucoceles was confirmed by histopathology and 74% were diagnosed based on preoperative abdominal ultrasonography. Intraoperative evidence of gall bladder rupture was noted in 10 dogs (23%), and 16 (37%) had evidence of previous leakage in the abdominal cavity. One dog had positive bacterial growth from the gall bladder content. The most common histopathologic findings in liver biopsies obtained at surgery were cholangiohepatitis, biliary hyperplasia, or cholestasis. Univariate analysis showed evidence of postoperative hypotension (P = .05) to be significantly negatively associated with survival. Significant difference in mean postoperative serum lactate (P = .034) and postoperative packed cell volume (P = .063) between dogs that survived and died was also noted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elevations in postoperative serum lactate concentrations and immediate postoperative hypotension in dogs undergoing cholecystectomy for gall bladder mucoceles are associated with poor clinical outcome.
authors: Department of Companion Animals, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada. smalek@upei.ca
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Malek
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Sinclair
authors: Giselle
authors: G
authors: Hosgood
authors: Noel M M
authors: NM
authors: Moens
authors: Trina
authors: T
authors: Baily
authors: Sarah E
authors: SE
authors: Boston
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D012189:Retrospective Studies