Portosystemic shunts: Diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of 64, cases (1993-2002)

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-185

  Winkler, James T ^a   Bohling, Mark W ^a   Tillson, D Michael ^a   Wright, James C ^a   Ballagas, Anthony J ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BILE ACID;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BILE DUCT LIGATION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AMEROIDEA; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0037339046     PISSN: 05872871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0390169     Document Type: Article

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