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DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS AND ANATOMY OF CONGENITAL INTRAHEPATIC ARTERIOPORTAL FISTULA IN A PUPPY
Author(s) -
Szatmári Viktor,
Németh Tibor,
Kótai István,
Vörös Kágroly,
Sótonyi Péter
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2000.tb01492.x
Subject(s) - medicine , puppy , right gastric vein , anatomy , portal vein , radiology , vein , fistula , arteriovenous fistula , pulsatile flow , portal venous pressure , portal hypertension , surgery , ecology , cirrhosis , biology
A dilated, tortuous blood vessel was identified sonographically in the right medial liver lobe in a puppy with severe ascites. This vessel was thought to represent the dilated right medial portal vein branch. Using pulsed wave Doppler ultrasonography, retrograde, abnormally pulsatile flow was detected in both the dilated right medial portal vein branch and the main portal vein. The right medial liver lobe was surgically resected then fixed in formalin. Silicon rubber was injected and outlined the connection between the portal vein and hepatic artery.