Double cholecystectomy of duplex gallbladder associated with chronic cholecystitis in a cat

• Published in: Veterinary medicine and science 2024-01, Vol.10 (1), p.e1337-n/a
• Main Authors: Tayayouth, Sirada, Kalerum, Patimaporn, Girddee, Jirayu, Pattanapon, Nakrob, Yodsheewan, Rungrueang, Danpanang, Nut, Theerapan, Wutthiwong, Assawarachan, Sathidpak Nantasanti
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Abdomen; Animals; Antibiotics; Bile ducts; Biochemistry; Body weight loss; Case Report; Case Reports; cat; Cat Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Cat Diseases - surgery; Cats; Cholecystectomy; Cholecystectomy - methods; Cholecystectomy - veterinary; Cholecystitis; Cholecystitis - diagnostic imaging; Cholecystitis - surgery; Cholecystitis - veterinary; Computed tomography; duplex; Female; Gallbladder; Gallbladder diseases; Hematology; Hemoglobin; Laparotomy; Liver; Medical imaging; Pharmaceutical industry; Surgery; Tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography
• ISSN: 2053-1095; 2053-1095
• DOI: 10.1002/vms3.1337

A 6‐year‐old female neutered Persian cat presented with hyporexia and gradual weight loss over 6 months. Physical examination revealed cranial abdominal pain. Haematology and serum biochemistry were within normal limits. Abdominal ultrasonography and a computed tomography scan suggested a non‐neoplastic mass compressing the gallbladder. During an exploratory laparotomy, a duplex gallbladder with two separate cystic ducts was diagnosed intraoperatively. The mass identified using the imaging techniques was an abnormal right gallbladder which was distended with immobile mucoid bile and a thickened wall. The left gallbladder and cystic duct were grossly normal. A cholecystectomy of both gallbladders was performed. Histopathology of the right gallbladder identified chronic cholecystitis. The cat made a good recovery from surgery and reported complete resolution of its hyporexia and a return to normal body weight. This is the first report of a successful cholecystectomy of a duplex gallbladder with chronic cholecystitis of a single gallbladder. A 6‐year old neutered female Persian cat presented with hyporexia and gradual weight loss over 6 months. A congenital duplex gallbladder associated with cholecystitis was diagnosed intraoperatively. This case summary describes a case of successful removal of both gallbladders in a symptomatic cat with cholecystitis of a single gallbladder.