Association between Gallbladder Ultrasound Findings and Bacterial Culture of Bile in 70 Cats and 202 Dogs.

R Policelli SmithJ L GookinW SmolskiM F Di CiccoM CorreaGabriela S Seiler

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2017)

Gallbladder US has a high negative predictive value for bile culture results in cats. This modality is less predictive of infection in dogs. Percutaneous US-guided cholecystocentesis has a low complication rate.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
magnetic resonance imaging
minimally invasive
radiofrequency ablation
computed tomography