Portal venous gas in dogs and cats with severe enterocolitis
Gas densities in the liver on ultrasonography may be found within the parenchyma (emphysematous hepatitis: often associated with necrotic neoplasms), in and around the gallbladder (emphysematous cholecystitis) or in vessels -either biliary tracts (pneumobilia) or portal veins. Gas in portal veins tends to be carried away from the to the periphery of the liver. This … Continue reading
