Pancreaticoduodenectomy with choledochoduodenostomy and pancreaticojejunostomy in a cat with bile and pancreatic duct obstruction secondary to a recurrent carcinoid
Abstract Objective: To describe the surgical procedure for pancreaticoduodenectomy with choledochoduodenostomy and pancreaticojejunostomy for carcinoids of the common bile duct (CBD) in a cat and to report its outcomes. Study design: Case report. Animal: A 6‐year‐old neutered male Munchkin cat. Methods: A small tissue plug causing CBD obstruction was surgically removed from a cat. The obstructive plug was diagnosed histopathologically as carcinoid. Nine months after initial surgery, the cat developed anorexia and vomiting. Diagnostic imaging revealed dilation of both the
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