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Cor triatrium dexter with Budd‐Chiari syndrome and a review of ascites in young dogs
Author(s) -
Otto C. M.,
Mahaffey M.,
Jacobs C.,
Binhazim A.
Publication year - 1990
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.1748-5827.1990.tb00488.x
Subject(s) - medicine , transudate , ascites , right atrium , pathology , anatomy , pleural effusion , pleural fluid
Ascites with accumulation of a true or modified transudate, is relatively uncommon in young dogs. When it does occur, congenital defects of the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, or renal systems, infectious diseases and trauma must be considered. Cor triatrium dexter, an abnormal membrane obstructing the caudal vena cava at the level of the right atrium, was diagnosed in an eight‐month‐old cocker spaniel presented with ascites.