Open AccessHypoplasie van de vena portae bij honden
Author(s) -
Nausikaa Devriendt,
Matan Or,
Dominique Paepe,
Eva Vandermeulen,
Myriam Hesta,
H. E V De Cock,
H. de Rooster
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
vlaams dierengeneeskundig tijdschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 0303-9021
DOI - 10.21825/vdt.v83i5.16635
Subject(s) - medicine , gynecology , humanities , art
Portal vein hypoplasia (PVH) is a congenital disorder, in which microscopic intrahepatic shunts are present, causing blood to bypass the liver sinusoids. As the clinical presentation and the laboratory findings are similar to those in dogs with an extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (EHPSS), differentiation between both disorders is based on the confirmation of a macroscopic shunt by diagnostic imaging techniques. This review highlights the major aspects of PVH, including the differentiation from EHPSSs, and the challenges to diagnose both disorders in dogs with concurrent PVH and EHPSS.