Canine hepatic microvascular dysplasia/primary hypoplasia of the portal vein (HMVD/PHPV): not the disease that we thought it was!
For many years there has been sparse and confusing information available on HMVD/PHPV. Well, I find it confusing anyway! For starters, although the term PHPV has been chosen by the liver standardisation group of the WSAVA as its preferred terminology, the vast majority of dogs with PHPV don’t have a hypoplastic (main) portal vein: rather … Continue reading
