In all images here cranial is to left of image. I’ve listened to two authoritative presentations on shunts by specialist surgeons in the last month. To paraphrase, both of them said they recommend CT angio and find ultrasound too user-dependent and too unreliable. My impression is that there’s a general drift in this direction. I … Continue reading
Recently I’ve seen two three-month-old dogs with multiple (numerous) small portosystemic shunts in the absence of inflammatory liver disease. The patient whose images are presented below was examined on account of acute encephalopathy with bile acids >130 umol/l and ALT > 600 (ref <100). The same in video: This flow courses via colic veins to enter … Continue reading
A few photos of cats with the ‘classic’ copper-coloured irides often associated with portosystemic shunts. It was reported to me just recently that at least one of these cats developed the coppering in the period between 3 and 5 months old. …and sometimes they don’t have copper irides: &nbs… Continue reading
