Complications and long-term outcomes of the ligation of congenital portosystemic shunts in 49 cats

Veterinary Record

Volumn 160, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 465-470

  Lipscomb, V J ^a   Jones, H J ^a,b   Brockman, D J ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMEROIDEA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34247254331     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.160.14.465     Document Type: Article

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