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Lateral thoracotomy and cellophane handing of a congenital portoazygous shunt in a dog
Author(s) -
Harari J.,
Lincoln J.,
Alexander J.,
Miller J.
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.tb00691.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , shunt (medical) , surgery , thorax (insect anatomy) , anatomy
A portoazygous venous shunt was identified in the caudodorsal aspect of the thorax in a young basset hound. During thoracotomy, the anomalous vessel was encircled with sterile cellophane tape. The vein became occluded based on postoperative radiographic examination and improved clinical function five weeks after surgery.