Choledochoduodenostomy combined with Billroth II procedure for extrahepatic biliary obstruction and duodenal perforation in a cat.
Shintaro TomuraTaisuke IwataTaichi SugimotoKo NakashimaKazuhiro KojimaKazuyuki UchidaAtsushi FujitaPublished in: JFMS open reports (2024)
To the best of our knowledge, there is no detailed report on the application of choledochoduodenostomy combined with the Billroth II procedure in cats, as we used to treat the EHBO and duodenal perforation in the present case. As serum gastrin concentrations were elevated on the first day of hospitalisation, the CBD mass was diagnosed as a neuroendocrine carcinoma with gastrin-producing cell differentiation, which seemed to have caused not only EHBO but also duodenal perforation (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome). The cat survived for almost 100 days without any perioperative complications. However, this combined procedure might be considered as only a salvage option and not as a definitive treatment option in cats requiring simultaneous biliary and gastrointestinal reconstruction because postoperative supportive care could not improve the cat's condition or maintain its quality of life.