Case ReportSURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF PANCREATIC NODULAR HYPERPLASIA BY PARTIAL PANCREATECTOMY IN A BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG (CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS)
Section snippets
Discussion
In prairie dogs, the pancreas is approximately 17 cm in length.3 A single pancreatic duct enters the descending limb of the duodenum 8 cm distal to the pylorus.3 The orifices of the pancreatic and common bile duct each open separately into the duodenum.3 Pancreatic diseases are rarely described in the prairie dog. In a retrospective study of 167 prairie dog necropsies, an 8-year-old female was diagnosed with a pancreatic adenocarcinoma.4 The animal had a history of weight loss and an abdominal
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank Jimmy Saunders, DVM, Dip. ECVDI, for reviewing the computed tomography images and David Brasseur, DVM, for performing the ultrasonography.
References (24)
- et al.
A retrospective study of tumours in black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) submitted to a zoological pathology service
J Comp Pathol
(2012) - et al.
Distal pancreatectomy: Incidence of postoperative diabetes
J Gastrointest Surg
(2008) Diagnosis of pancreatitis
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract
(2003)- et al.
Plasma amylase and lipase concentrations in captive black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Comp Clin Path
(2017) Establishing genetic and physiological baselines for the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus), PhD thesis
(2007)- et al.
Gross anatomy of the liver, biliary tree, and pancreas in the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Lab Anim
(1988) - et al.
A retrospective study of pancreatic tumors in slaughter cattle
Vet Pathol
(1996) - et al.
Imaging findings in pancreatic neoplasia and nodular hyperplasia in 19 cats
Vet Radiol Ultrasound
(2007) - et al.
Histologic assessment and grading of the exocrine pancreas in the dog
J Vet Diagn Invest
(2006) - et al.
Pancreatic islet cell tumor in a domestic ferret
Contemp Top Lab Anim Sci
(2003)
Hepatocellular adenoma in a Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
J Vet Sci
(2007)
Pancreas
Cited by (0)
© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.