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Table 4 Histopathologic findings of the liver, pancreas, and duodenum of 15 dogs that underwent ERC/ERCP and/or EST

From: Diagnostic value of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and therapeutic value of endoscopic sphincterotomy in dogs with suspected hepatobiliary disorders

Dog

Type of sampling

Hepatobiliary system

Pancreas

Duodenum

Dog 1a

Biopsy Laparoscopy

Moderate chronic neutrophilic cholangiohepatitis, Biliary stasis

Focal severe fibrosing pancreatitis with multifocal moderate peripancreatic chronic histiocytic steatitis

Not sampled

Dog 2a

Autopsy

Moderate chronic neutrophilic cholangiohepatits, Moderate biliary stasis, Pancreatic carcinoma metastasis in the liver

Exocrine pancreatic carcinoma

Infiltration of pancreatic carcinoma into the duodenal wall compressing the common bile duct

Dog 3a

Biopsy Endoscopy

Not sampled

Not sampled

Moderate chronic diffuse lymphoplasmacytic enteritis

Dog 4a

Biopsy Laparoscopy

Severe chronic neutrophilic and fibrosing cholangiohepatitis

Not sampled

Not sampled

Dog 5a

Biopsy Laparotomy

Severe diffuse chronic hepatic lipidosis and multifocal extramedullary hematopoiesis

No significant parenchymal changes, Mild interstitial fibrosis, Acute endothelial swelling

Not sampled

Dog 6a

Biopsy Laparoscopy

Moderate multifocal chronic neutrophilic and fibrosing hepatitis, Moderate chronic lymphoplasmacytic cholecystitis with mild cystic mucinous hyperplasia of gallbladder mucosa

Not sampled

Not sampled

Dog 7a

Autopsy

Moderate chronic neutrophilic and fibrosing cholangiohepatitis, Moderate cystic mucinous hyperplasia of gallbladder mucosa

No significant histological changes

No significant histological changes

Dog 8a

Autopsy

Moderate chronic fibrosing and neutrophilic cholangiohepatits

No significant histological changes

Local severe chronic lymphoplasmacytic mural enteritis at papilla

Dog 9a

Biopsy Laparoscopy

Moderate chronic fibrosing and neutrophilic cholangiohepatits (Autopsy: Focal abscess and severe biliary stasis)

Not sampled

No significant histological changes

Dog 10

Autopsy

Moderate multifocal fibrosing and histiocytic inflammation involving areas around duodenum, pancreas and a curved common bile duct, Hepatic biliary stasis

Severe peripancreatic chronic histiocytic steatitis

No significant histological changes

Dog 11

Biopsy Endoscopy

Not sampled

Not sampled

Mild chronic diffuse eosinophilic enteritis

Dog 12

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Not sampled

Not sampled

Not sampled

Dog 13

Biopsy Endoscopy

Not sampled

Not sampled

Mild chronic diffuse lymphoplasmacytic enteritis with local moderate acute fibrinonecrotizing duodenitis

Dog 14

Autopsy

Mild hepatic fibrosis, Mild acute necrotizing cholecystitis

Acute severe multifocal necrotizing pancreatitis

Local severe necrotizing peritonitis, Moderate diffuse chronic lymphoplasmacytic enteritis

Dog 15

Biopsy Endoscopy

Not sampled

Not sampled

Mild diffuse chronic lymphoplasmacytic enteritis

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