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Aberrant hepatic lipid storage and metabolism in canine portosystemic shunts. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a poorly understood multifactorial pandemic disorder. One of the hallmarks of NAFLD, hepatic steatosis, is a common feature in canine congenital portosystemic shunts. The aim of this study was to gain detailed
Lindsay Van den Bossche, Vivien A C Schoonenberg, Iwan A Burgener, Louis C Penning, Ingrid M Schrall, Hedwig S Kruitwagen, Monique E van Wolferen, Guy C M Grinwis, Anne Kummeling, Jan Rothuizen, Jeroen F van Velzen, Nikolas Stathonikos, Martijn R Molenaar, Bernd J Helms, Jos F H M Brouwers, Bart Spee, Frank G van Steenbeek   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of varices and variceal hemorrhage in cirrhosis [PDF]

, 2013
Variceal hemorrhage is a lethal complication of cirrhosis, particularly in patients in whom clinical decompensation (i.e., ascites, encephalopathy, a previous episode of hemorrhage, or jaundice) has already developed.
Gonzalez R, Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, Jaime Bosch, Laine L   +3 more
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Impact of Frailty on the Prognosis of Patients With Liver Cirrhosis Undergoing Insertion of a TIPS

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
In patients with cirrhosis undergoing TIPS, frailty—measured by the Liver Frailty Index—improved in those with poor baseline status; therefore, high frailty should not be seen as a contraindication to elective TIPS. Additionally, LFI assessment before TIPS enables identification of patients with excellent survival prognosis.
Martin Andreas Kabelitz, Simon Johannes Gairing, Anja Tiede, Eva Maria Schleicher, Liv Grete Ahl, Lea Wagner, Falko Zucker‐Reimann, Hannah Rieland, Jim Benjamin Mauz, Julia Weinmann‐Menke, Bernhard C. Meyer, Michael Bernhard Pitton, Heiner Wedemeyer, Peter Robert Galle, Lisa Sandmann, Benjamin Maasoumy, Christian Labenz   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chylothorax after patent ductus arteriosus ligation in a dog with persistent left cranial vena cava

Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
This report is the first to document chylothorax after patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation in a dog with a persistent left cranial vena cava (PLCVC), highlighting potential complications arising from concurrent cardiovascular anomalies. A nine‐month‐old female desexed Pomeranian was referred for PDA. Echocardiography confirmed a left‐to‐right shunt
TR Nash, GL Hosgood
wiley   +1 more source

Surgical Ligation of Extrahepatic Shunt under Guidance of Doppler Ultrasound, Portography, and Portal Pressure Monitoring

Case Reports in Surgery, 2012
A 54-year-old man with chronic hepatitis C was admitted to our hospital because of a disturbance of consciousness and hyperammonemia. Abdominal angiography revealed a portosystemic shunt between the superior mesenteric vein and inferior vena cava ...
Mitsugi Shimoda, Takayuki Shimizu, Keiichi Kubota   +2 more
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Liver resection for a congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in a child with hyperammonemia and hypermanganesemia: a case report

Surgical Case Reports, 2020
Background Congenital portosystemic shunt (CPSS) is a rare malformation that leads to hyperammonemia, hypermanganesemia, and various symptoms. CPSSs are divided into intrahepatic and extrahepatic shunts.
Yuichi Takama, Tetsuro Nakamura, Kenji Santo, Akihiro Yoneda   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prospective Phase II trial of drug-eluting bead chemoembolization for liver transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma and marginal hepatic reserve. [PDF]

, 2019
Purpose: To determine whether chemoembolization using drug-eluting beads (DEB-TACE) is safe and effective for liver transplantation candidates with liver-limited hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) without vascular invasion and baseline hepatic dysfunction ...
Fidelman, Nicholas, Johanson, Curt, Kelley, R Kate, Kerlan, Robert K, Kohi, Maureen P, Kohlbrenner, Ryan M, Kolli, K Pallav, Lehrman, Evan D, Roberts, John P, Taylor, Andrew G, Yao, Francis Y   +10 more
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A high incidence of native portal vein thrombosis in veterans undergoing liver transplantation [PDF]

, 1996
The incidence of native portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in liver transplant recipients has been reported to range from 2.1 to 13.8%. We have identified an inordinately high incidence of PVT in a consecutive series of U.S.
Doyle, HR, Echeverri, L, Fung, JJ, Gayowski, TJ, Marino, IR, Mieles, L, Singh, N, Starzl, TE, Todo, S, Wagener, M, Yu, VL   +10 more
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Objective assessment of acute pain in foals using a facial expression‐based pain scale

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Pain assessment based on facial expressions has been described in foals. Objectives To extend previous pilot findings of the Equine Utrecht University Scale for Facial Assessment of Pain in Foals (EQUUS‐FAP FOAL). Study design Prospective blinded case–control study (known groups analysis).
Johannes P. A. M. van Loon, Pedro Henrique Esteves Trindade, Gustavo Venâncio da Silva, Jiska Keus, Carlijn Huberts, Janny C. de Grauw, Aliai Lanci   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ectopic Varices Rupture in the Gastroduodenal Anastomosis Successfully Treated with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate Injection [PDF]

, 2007
The term "ectopic varices" is used to describe dilated portosystemic collateral veins in unusual locations other than the gastroesophageal region.
Abe, Takehiko, Arai, Hirotaka, Arakawa, Kazuhisa, Iizuka, Haruhisa, Ishihara, Hiroshi, Kakizaki, Satoru, Mori, Kazuyo, Mori, Masatomo, Ohyama, Tatsuya, Onozato, Yasuhiro, Sato, Ken, Sohara, Naondo, Takagi, Hitoshi, Takizawa, Daichi   +13 more
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