Anomalies of the Portal Venous System in Dogs and Cats as Seen on Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography: An Overview and Systematization Proposal
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Brief Anatomy Background
3. Portal System Venous Anomalies (PVSA)
3.1. Disorder of the Portal Vein System
Congenital Absence of the Portal Vein (Aplasia and Atresia)
3.2. Portal Vein Hypoplasia
3.3. Portal Vein Aneurysm
3.4. Portal Vein Thrombosis
3.5. Anomalous Vascular Connections of the Portal Vein System
High-Flow Anomalous Portal Connections
3.6. Low-Flow Anomalous Portal Connections
Congenital Portosystemic Shunt
3.7. Acquired Portosystemic Shunts (APSSs)
3.8. Porto-Portal Collaterals or Cavernous Transformation of the Portal Vein
4. Conclusions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Bertolini, G. Anomalies of the Portal Venous System in Dogs and Cats as Seen on Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography: An Overview and Systematization Proposal. Vet. Sci. 2019, 6, 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci6010010
Bertolini G. Anomalies of the Portal Venous System in Dogs and Cats as Seen on Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography: An Overview and Systematization Proposal. Veterinary Sciences. 2019; 6(1):10. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci6010010
Chicago/Turabian StyleBertolini, Giovanna. 2019. "Anomalies of the Portal Venous System in Dogs and Cats as Seen on Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography: An Overview and Systematization Proposal" Veterinary Sciences 6, no. 1: 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci6010010