Liver function tests in dogs with congenital portosystemic shunts and their potential to determine persistent shunting after surgical attenuation.
Blood test
Liver dysfunction
Vascular anomaly
Journal
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
ISSN: 1532-2971
Titre abrégé: Vet J
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9706281
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2020
Jul 2020
Historique:
received:
05
11
2019
revised:
24
05
2020
accepted:
29
05
2020
entrez:
4
8
2020
pubmed:
4
8
2020
medline:
12
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Portosystemic shunts (PSS) are congenital or acquired vascular anomalies that cause blood to bypass the liver. Liver function tests, such as fasting ammonia, ammonia tolerance test, and (paired) serum bile acids, are reliable for the diagnosis of PSS in dogs. Surgical attenuation is a common treatment for congenital PSS. Following surgical attenuation, it is useful to evaluate shunt closure. In this critical review, the ability of liver function tests to determine the presence and degree of residual shunting following surgical attenuation of canine PSS is discussed. Despite the availability of several liver function tests, a single rapid, simple, cost-effective, sensitive and specific test to evaluate surgical attenuation of PSS is not available.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32741493
pii: S1090-0233(20)30055-1
doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2020.105478
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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