HEPATIC AND BILIARY TRACT DISEASE

Bacteria and disease of the biliary tract.

Canine Extrahepatic Biliary Tract Disease and Surgery

gallbladder and biliary tree is low compared with the many parenchymal hepatic conditions that occur in animals. Diseases of the extrahepatic biliary system are often confused with other intraabdominal disorders because their course and clinical signs are similar. Diseases that require surgery of the extrahepatic biliary system in dogs are primarily acquired and include extrahepatic biliary tra...

Abnormal Anatomical Variations of Extra-Hepatic Biliary Tract, and Their Relation to Biliary Tract Injuries and Stones Formation

BACKGROUND To determine the most common abnormal anatomical variations of extra-hepatic biliary tract (EHBT), and their relation to biliary tract injuries and stones formation. METHODS This is a retrospective review of 120 patients, who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP) and/or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreaticography (MRCP), between July 2011 and June 2013...

Biliary tract excretion of cefazolin, cephalothin, and cephaloridine in the presence of biliary tract disease.

The biliary tract excretion of three cephalosporins, cefazolin, cephaloridine, and cephalothin, was compared in patients with biliary tract disease. In the absence of obstruction, mean antibiotic levels in bile from gall bladder and common duct in patients undergoing cholecystectomy were highest for cefazolin (17 and 31 mug/ml, respectively) than either cephaloridine (7 and 9 mug/ml) or cephalo...

Hepatic arterial infusion for biliary tract carcinoma: single-center experience.

AIM The aim of the present study was to evaluate a single-center experience in hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) of patients with biliary tract carcinomas. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of 60 patients treated between 1997 and 2011 was performed. RESULTS Most patients were treated with HAI of a combination of 5-fluorouracil, folinic acid and cisplatin. The response was not eval...