WHERE DOES THE SHUNT ENTER THE SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION?
(ONLY CLICK IN RED BOXES)
PRE-HEPATIC ENTRANCE
Does the MAIN Portal Vein (PV) DIRECTLY enter the Caudal Vena Cava (CdVC)?
“PORTO-CAVAL (PC) SHUNT”
PRE-HEPATIC ENTRANCE
Does shunt enter systemic circulation near the celiac artery, cranial to the phrenicoabdominal veins?
PRE-HEPATIC ENTRANCE
Shunt DOES NOT enter systemic circulation near the celiac artery, cranial to phrenicoabdominal vein
(Click for example of each)
PRE-HEPATIC ENTRANCE
Does LEFT GASTRIC VEIN (LGV) enter the GASTROSPLENIC VEIN (GSV)?
PRE-HEPATIC ENTRANCE
Does the RIGHT GASTRIC VEIN (RGV) contribute blood to the shunt?
PRE-HEPATIC ENTRANCE
Does the SHORT GASTRIC VEIN (SGV) contribute blood to the shunt?
PRE-HEPATIC ENTRANCE
“aLGC +SGV”
Aberrant Left Gastric-Caval Shunt with Short Gastric Vein contribution
PRE-HEPATIC ENTRANCE
“aLGC”
Aberrant Left Gastric-Caval Shunt (No examples in >1100 dogs)
PRE-HEPATIC ENTRANCE
Does the SHORT GASTRIC VEIN (SGV) contribute blood to the shunt?
PRE-HEPATIC ENTRANCE
“aLGC +RGV”
Aberrant Left Gastric-Caval Shunt with Right Gastric Vein contribution