Liver shunts in dogs occur when veins that usually carry blood to the liver bypass the organ via an abnormal vessel. They can ...

Autopsy confirmed the presence of congenital intrahepatic shunts between the portal and hepatic veins. The liver weighed 1150 gm. and was markedly congested, but normal hepatic architecture was ...

For someone born with congenital agenesis of the portal vein, their prognosis depends on the nature of the liver and cardiac ...

Liver dysfunction can disrupt the normal balance of coagulation, thus leading to DIC. [22] Peritoneovenous shunts are used to shunt excess ascitic fluid into the general circulation. These may be ...

55 Young age, a coagulation-factor mutation, histologic cirrhosis, and liver failure or shunt dysfunction merit an evaluation for liver transplantation. Patients with BCS should be managed in a ...

The Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) score and Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD ... risk of patients with cirrhosis for portal-systemic shunt surgery. It consists of three laboratory parameters ...