Acta Vet. Brno 2022, 91: 267-272

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202291030267

The effectiveness of intraoperative mesenteric portography for preventing misdiagnosis of congenital absence of the portal vein in dog with extrahepatic portosystemic shunt: a case report

Mu-Young Kim1, Ji-Hyun Kim1, Kyu-Chang Kim1, Hun-Young Yoon1,2

1Konkuk University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Surgery, Seoul, South Korea
2KU Center for Animal Blood Medical Science, Seoul, South Korea

Received August 23, 2021
Accepted June 14, 2022

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