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Porto‐systemic shunt in the dog: Two case reports
Author(s) -
SIMPSON STEPHEN T.,
HRIBERNIK THOMAS N.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1976.tb06587.x
Subject(s) - medicine , shunt (medical) , portal vein , portacaval shunt , surgery , radiology , portal hypertension , cirrhosis
Congenital anomalies of the portal vein producing a variety of neurological abnormalities have recently been reported by Ewing et al. (1974), Strom–beck, et al. (1975), and Cornelius et al. (1975). This is a report of two additional cases of anomalous venous drainage of the liver which were manifested by a variety of encephalopathies. Case 1 represents a portal–azygous shunt which was treated medically. Case 2 exhibits some unusual EEG findings and sheds new light on the possible surgical intervention for some of these anomalous shunts.