Multiple acquired portosystemic shunts (MAPSS) in dogs due to portal hypertension are not necessarily accompanied by hepatofugal flow in the normal tributaries of the portal vein
This is an issue I used to wonder about. When you see acquired shunts running, for example, from splenic to left renal veins….should flow in the gastrosplenic vein also be hepatofugal? That is, does blood flowing down the mesenteric vein from the guts continue into the main portal vein or does it all get diverted … Continue reading
