Rupture of the ductus choledochus resulting from a bite wound in a male dachshound

Injuries of the biliary tract occur rarely in association with blunt trauma and pose a large diagnostic problem due to their bade of symptoms. Various causes of biliary tract injury, the symptoms and the operative reconstruct ive possibilities are discussed. The case study presented describes the rup ture of the ductus choledochus resulting from a bite wound. Following dehis cence of the suture of the end-to-end-reanastomosis of the bile duct a chol ecystoduodenostomy was carried out.