Anomalous vessel – German shepherd

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Anomalous vessel – German shepherd

  • German shepherd, 6 years old, female, castrated
  • Routine check-up only, monitoring small kidney stones
  • This blood vessel was seen 1 month ago and is growing
  • Can it be a constituent of the portal system?
  • The vena cava appeared larger than the aorta, and the portal vein smaller
  • Any other differential besides shunt?
  • In this specific exam I could not follow the path of this vessel

 

 

Regards,

Adams.

  • German shepherd, 6 years old, female, castrated
  • Routine check-up only, monitoring small kidney stones
  • This blood vessel was seen 1 month ago and is growing
  • Can it be a constituent of the portal system?
  • The vena cava appeared larger than the aorta, and the portal vein smaller
  • Any other differential besides shunt?
  • In this specific exam I could not follow the path of this vessel

 

 

Regards,

Adams.

Comments

EL
December 24, 2017 at 10:31 am -

It looks like a volume issue.

It looks like a volume issue. Its uniform and not tortuous. Where does it go cranially and is the liver fibrosed or cirrhotic suggesting portal hypertension?

gadams
December 24, 2017 at 2:35 pm -

Thanks Eric! Yes, the

Thanks Eric! Yes, the gallbladder looks immense near the liver parenchyma, and it’s slightly hyperechoic.

 

 

 

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