Diagnosis and treatment of a congenital portosystemic shunt in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo).
J Small Anim Pract
; 65(1): 75-78, 2024 01.
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ABSTRACT
A 3-year-old female neutered ferret presented with progressive weight loss was diagnosed with portosystemic shunting based on increased fasting bile acids, rectal ammonia tolerance testing and advanced imaging. Ammonia reference values were determined in 16 healthy ferrets. A congenital extrahepatic spleno-caval shunt was visualised with ultrasonography and CT angiography of the abdomen. Complete surgical shunt closure by suture ligation was performed, without clinical improvement after surgery. Euthanasia was elected 4 months postoperatively because the clinical condition deteriorated. This is a case report of advanced diagnostics and surgical treatment of a congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt in a ferret, demonstrating rectal ammonia tolerance testing and imaging as feasible techniques for the diagnosis.
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Derivación Portosistémica Intrahepática Transyugular
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Hurones
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Diagnostic_studies
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J Small Anim Pract
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2024
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