Transvenous coil embolization of an extrahepatic portosystemic shunt in a dog: a naturally occurring model of portosystemic malformations in humans.
Congenital patent ductus venosus (PDV) occurs far more commonly in dogs than in people; consequently, the natural course of the disease in dogs was studied as a model to understand the pathophysiology behind the vascular anomaly and its response to therapy better. In this report, the authors describe the results of percutaneous coil embolization as a single procedure in a dog with a single congenital extrahepatic portocaval shunt and compare portosystemic vascular anomalies (PSVA) seen in dogs with those seen in children.
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA. leveille.1@osu.edu
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D000792:Angiography; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004283:Dog Diseases; D004285:Dogs; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011168:Portal System / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging