Lecture 17 - Gallbladder and Pancreas

What is the most common gallbladder illness in human? What are they usually a result of?

-Gallstones

-Mild chronic cholecystitis

-Incidental

What bacteria is associated with cholecystitis in pigs?

Salmonella enteriditis

What is the most common gallbladder disease in dogs? How does it occur?

-Mucocele

-Bladder mucosa becomes hyperplastic and produces mucinous material

What diseases is a mucocele associated with?

-Cushings

-Cholangiohepatitis

What breeds are prone to juvenile pancreatic atrophy? What are the clinical signs?

-Young German Shepherds and rough coated collies

-Ravenous appetite, maldigestion, and steatorrhea

What enzymes does trypsin activate? What does this result in?

-Elastase and phospholipase

-Hemorrhage, edema, necrosis, and neutrophils

What is saponification?

Mixture of necrotized lipids with calcium salts

What happens to a patient after recovering from pancreatitis?

Predisposed to recurrent bouts of acute pancreatitis, leading to chronic pancreatitis