This is the second dog I’ve seen with presumed immune-mediated thrombocytopaenia treated with high doses of prednisolone which developed marked hepatomegaly accompanied by significant volume of ascites. Both cases received a total daily oral prednisolone dose of 4mg/Kg and developed ascites consisting of modified transudate within one week. Sonographically the liver was markedly enlarged and … Continue reading
The use of intra-operative ultrasound in canine shunt surgery has been described previously: J Am Vet Med Assoc 2003 Apr 15;222(8):1086-92, 1077Intraoperative ultrasonography of the portal vein during attenuation of intrahepatic portocaval shunts in dogsViktor Szatmári 1, Frederik J van Sluijs, Jan Rothuizen, George Voorhout https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/222/8/javma.2003.222.1086.xml The authors of that study interrogated the main extrahepatic … Continue reading
These are a few recent canine examples. A prominent dilated venous structure in the centre of the liver is a frequent, relatively straightforward pointer to a likely diagnosis: In this video clip the liver is seen in transverse plane. The hypoechoic structure nearer the top of the picture is the portal vein which flows into a … Continue reading
