Small Animal Radiology and Ultrasound: A Diagnostic Atlas and Text

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Fig. 3-43, cont’d For legend see opposite page.
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Fig. 3-44 A 4-year-old male English
Bulldog with anorexia and vomiting
for 3 days. The lateral radiograph
revealed gas in the gallbladder (white
g) and in the immediately adjacent
space (black arrow). Close scrutiny
revealed a round tissue-dense structure
in the neck of the gallbladder
(white arrows) that proved to be a
stone. Diagnosis: Cholelith with
emphysematous cholecystitis and
pericholecystitis due to infection
with Clostridium sp.
extensive and includes both malignant and benign diseases. Some considerations for liver
enlargement include diffuse infiltrative diseases, masses, nodular hyperplasia, acute inflammatory
disease, macronodular cirrhosis, torsion, and polycystic disease. Some considerations
for a small liver include chronic inflammatory disease, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and
portosystemic shunts.