Clinical, laboratory, ultrasonographic and histopathological findings in dogs affected by portosystemic shunts, following surgery or medical treatment

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 755-758

  Faverzani, Stefano ^a   Trombetta, R ^a   Grieco, V ^a   Acocella, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dog; Liver; Portosystemic shunt; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LACTULOSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LABORATORY TEST; LIGATION; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; PORTAL SYSTEM; PORTASYSTEMIC SHUNT, SURGICAL;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0141625746     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VERC.0000014264.78105.78     Document Type: Article

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