title: Portacaval shunt in a calf: clinical, pathologic, and ultrasonographic findings.
abstract: A calf with a previous history of lameness was presented for weakness and anorexia. Increased liver enzymes and difficulty in assessing the portal system by ultrasonography were compatible with liver disease. Doppler ultrasonography revealed an extrahepatic portacaval shunt. This is the first ultrasonographic description of extrahepatic portacaval shunt in a ruminant.
authors.affiliation: Département des Sciences Cliniques, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montreal, 3200 rue Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebéc J2S 7C6. s.buczinski@umontreal.ca
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buczinski
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duval
authors.forename: Marc-André
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: D'Anjou
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Francoz
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fecteau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011168:Portal System / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*