title: Three minimally invasive methods of measuring of portal vein pressure in healthy dogs.
abstract: We compared wedged hepatic venous pressure (WHVP), splenic pulp pressure (SPP) and trans-splenic portal vein pressure (TSPVP) in healthy dogs. We found that portal blood pressure could be measured in dogs using any of these techniques. The WHVP, SPP and TSPVP were 7.8 ± 1.0, 6.2 ± 0.8 and 6.8 ± 1.2 mmHg, respectively. Measuring SPP using ultrasound is most simple and minimally invasive, and it might be useful for evaluating portal hypertension in dogs with liver diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watari
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D017082:Portal Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000662:veterinary