Nonneoplastic Diseases of the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder Flashcards
in whom are ductal plate malformations more common?
cats
which animals have an autosomal dominant PKD1 gene for polycystic kidney disease?
persian cats
what is cholangitis?
inflammation of bile ducts
what is the most common type of cholangitis?
neutrophilic cholangitis
what can lymphocytic cholangitis in cats look like?
hepatic lymphoma
what happens in destructive cholangitis?
necrosis of bile duct epithelium with adjacent inflammation
where do Fasciola hepatica adults live?
bile ducts
what is icterus?
presence of visible bile in tissue
what is intrahepatic cholestasis characterized by?
presence of bile within hepatic parenchyma
who can get cystic mucinous hyperplasia?
dogs
sheep
who gets gallbladder mucoceles?
dogs
shelties
bile flow is the _____________ direction of blood flow
opposite
which ducts are affected by caroli syndrome (ductal plate malformations)?
large ducts
what can be seen in destructive cholangitis?
pigment-laden macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophils in portal tracts
does Dicrocoelium dendriticum has a migratory phase through the liver?
no
only bile ducts