Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a unique form of functional and potentially reversible renal failure secondary to liver diseases. It occurs typically in kidneys that are histologically normal. In this study, the hepatorenal syndrome was observed in a model of extrahepatic biliary stasis. Seven mature ...

A hyperdynamic circulatory state is a common consequence of portal vein hypertension. Interestingly, this case report demonstrates acute canine leptospirosis manifesting with abdominal effusion, which it is focused ona hyperdynamic circulatory state, caused by portal hypertension. Severe acute...

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by spirochetal bacterial of the genus Leptospira affecting virtually all mammals. The infection has a broad range of effects, from mild clinical manifestation to multiple organ failure, and ultimately death. A 5-months-old male unvaccinated dog was...

In this study, the clinical signs of hepatorenal syndrome that occurs during hepatic cirrhosis were investigated and a variety of diagnosis and therapy methods were investigated in the experimentally ligated bile ducts of dogs. The test group with ligated bile ducts (n=14) and the sham operated...

A 10-year-old spayed female Yorkshire terrier presented with vomiting, and anorexia. Obstructive choledocholith with concurrent pancreatitis and hepatorenal syndrome was diagnosed based on analyses of the blood profiles, abdominal radiographs, ultrasonography and CT. Choledoliths were removed from...

Hepatic character can have acute or chronic. There are several causes of liver failure in dogs, but the chronic liver diseases in advanced stages leading to severe complications occur along most of the time to hospitalization and even death of patients. Meet the major complications in patients with ...

Acute renal failure often leads to the death of the patient despite medical therapy. Extracorporeal blood purification techniques may save some of these patients and have been used with increasing frequency in small animals. In this prospective study (May 2003 to December 2004), the technical...

The plasma atrial natriuretic factor concentrations, measured by a radioimmunoassay technique, were 59.9 ± 26.9 pg/ml in 20 healthy dogs, 153 ± 42.9 in 4 with a persistent ductus arteriosus, 212.8 ± 83.3 in 9 with mitral valve diseases, 175 ± 47.5 in 4 with primary and secondary myocardiopathies,...

Surgical obstruction of the common bile duct was effected in 21 healthy dogs, and together with 3 control dogs the animals were subjected to regular clinical observation and periodic examination of blood and urine by a wide variety of biochemical tests. Results of all tests are tabulated showing...