The objective of this study was to investigate pathological disorders of the hepatobiliary system in dogs and cats in Ankara using pathomorphological methods, and to determine the types and frequency of the observed lesions. Furthermore, we aimed to evaluate hepatic reparation as a reaction of the ...

Icterus (jaundice) is a yellowish pigmentation resulting from the depositing of bilirubin in tissues due to its high plasmatic concentration. The pathogenesis of icterus includes metabolic changes or obstructed bilirubin excretion and it is classified as pre-hepatic, hepatic and post-hepatic. This...

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between hepatic steatosis and increase in liver size and resolution of shunting after surgical attenuation of congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts in dogs. Study Design: Prospective study. Animals: Dogs (n=20) with congenital extrahepatic...

Histopathological examination of the liver is increasingly used for diagnostic purposes. The main hepatic lesions are necrosis, nodular regeneration, fibrosis, lipidosis and cholestasis. Two types of necrosis may be distinguished, namely coagulation necrosis (involving denaturation of cellular...

Objective: To assess if there are any ultrasonographic features that may enable tentative diagnosis of hepatic parenchymal disease. Methods: Records of 371 dogs that had abdominal ultrasonography and abnormal liver on biopsy or necropsy were reviewed. Results: Histological diagnoses were hepatitis...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the cellular and stromal components of the hepatic progenitor cell niche in feline hepatic lipidosis (FHL). Methods: Immunohistochemical staining for the progenitor/bile duct marker (K19), activated Kupffer cells (MAC387), myofibroblasts...

The aims of this prospective study were to quantify steatosis in dogs with congenital portosystemic shunts (CPS) using a fat-specific stain, to compare the amount of steatosis in different lobes of the liver, and to evaluate intra- and interobserver variability in lipid point counting....

Objective: To characterize the clinical presentation and outcome of dogs with acute liver failure (ALF). Design: Retrospective case series from January 1995 to December 2012. Setting: University teaching hospital. Animals: Forty-nine dogs were diagnosed with ALF defined as the acute onset of...

Hepatic lipidosis or hepatic steatosis is the most frequent liver disorder in cats. It affects cats of all ages, with the average age of affected cats being seven years. Females appear to be affected more often. Obesity is the main predisposing factor, with other associated factors including...

An overview is given of the clinical biology of major hepatic syndromes affecting domestic carnivores, namely jaundice (cholestasis), polyuria-polydipsia (PUPD), obesity syndrome and hepatic encephalopathy, and the supplementary tests needed to confirm diagnoses. Jaundice arises from excess...