Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE
 August 1, 2009
By:Joseph Harari, MS, DVM, DACVS
Gallbladder disease, a common condition in dogs, is associated with choleliths, mucoceles, neoplasia, or hepatic disorders causing bile stasis and possible subsequent infection.
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Source: ELSEVIER
 May 1, 2009
By:Cynthia R.L. Webster, DVM, DACVIM, Johanna Cooper, DVM
Hepatocytes by virtue of their pivotal role in metabolism and their anatomic juxtaposition between the intestinal lumen and the systemic circulation are uniquely susceptible to injury.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:David Twedt, DVM, DACVIM
Chronic hepatitis is an etiologic diverse and morphologically variable condition associated by mixed inflammatory cell infiltrates.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:David Twedt, DVM, DACVIM
Several hepatobiliary disorders have recently come under increased awareness in dogs.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:Renee Rucinsky, DVM, DABVP
Hepatic lipidosis accounts for approximately 50% of feline liver disease.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:Gregory F. Grauer, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has dramatically improved the quality of life for many dogs with OA.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:David Twedt, DVM, DACVIM
The so-called "reactive hepatopathies" which occur secondary to non-hepatic disease can result in increased serum biochemical hepatic tests and histomorphologic abnormalities.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:David Twedt, DVM, DACVIM
Liver disease is common in the cat and the finding of icterus is a frequently a clinical clue that the cause is primary liver disease.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:David Twedt, DVM, DACVIM
The detection of abnormal liver biochemical tests in the asymptomatic as well as the symptomatic patient is a common finding on the routine blood screen.
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