title: Balloon occlusion of the caudal vena cava for vascular contrast studies as an aid to intravascular coil embolisation for the treatment of intrahepatic portosystemic shunts in three dogs.
abstract: METHODS
  Three dogs were treated with fluoroscopically guided coil embolisation of intrahepatic portosystemic shunts. A large-diameter vascular occlusion balloon was used to improve the vascular contrast studies required to perform this procedure. This technique improved identification of vascular structures and allowed completion of the procedures without the need for digital subtraction angiography.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interventional radiological procedures are an emerging area of veterinary medicine and procedural modifications may help expand their use in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Specialist Services, Shop 14, Hometown, Cnr Logan and Lexington Roads, Underwood, Queensland, 4119, Australia. dcook@vss.net.au.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Cardiology and Imaging P/L, Dayboro, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Gavaghan
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Specialist Services, Shop 14, Hometown, Cnr Logan and Lexington Roads, Underwood, Queensland, 4119, Australia.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Moses
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: dogs; interventional radiology; intrahepatic portosystemic shunts