Just a little note with a couple of things that I’ve not seen mentioned elsewhere. A standard view of the portal vein as seen in longitudinal plane from the right side has an ‘envelope’ configuration: In all of these images cranial is to the left of picture: In this video you can … Continue reading
In the vast majority of congenital extrahepatic shunts, the portal vein (PV) exists in normal relation to its tributaries and branches but is hypoplastic due to diversion of flow. Just occasionally, one comes across a shunt with complete absence or interruption of the PV. Vet Surg. 1998 May-Jun;27(3):203-15. Congenital interruption of the portal vein and … Continue reading
This is my own dog -I’m feeling able to write this now that he’s recovered fully. As previously discussed anaphylaxis is a phenomenon which can be difficult to document definitively. However, like the last case which I wrote up a few weeks back this involved a previously 100% healthy dog with a wasp/bee chasing habit … Continue reading
