Computed tomographic evaluation of portal vein indices in cats with the extrahepatic portosystemic shunts.

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Journal of Veterinary Science Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI:10.4142/jvs.24038

Eunji Jeong, Jin-Young Chung, Jin-Ok Ahn, Hojung Choi, Youngwon Lee, Kija Lee, Sooyoung Choi

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Abstract

Importance: The portal vein to aorta (PV/Ao) ratio is used to assess the clinical significance of extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (EHPSS). Previous studies using computed tomography (CT) were conducted in dogs but not in cats.

Objective: This study aimed to establish normal reference values for PV indices (PV/Ao ratio and PV diameter) in cats and determine the usefulness of these for predicting symptomatic EHPSS.

Methods: This study included 95 dogs and 114 cats that underwent abdominal CT. The canine normal (CN) group included dogs without EHPSS. The cats were classified into feline normal (FN, 88/114), feline asymptomatic (FA, 16/114), and feline symptomatic (FS, 10/114) groups. The PV and Ao diameters were measured in axial cross-sections.

Results: The group FN had a higher PV/Ao ratio than the group CN (p < 0.001). Within the feline groups, the PV indices were in the order FN > FA > FS (both p < 0.001). The mean PV diameter and PV/Ao ratio for group FN were 5.23 ± 0.77 mm and 1.46 ± 0.19, respectively. The cutoff values between groups FN and FS were 4.115 mm for PV diameter (sensitivity, 100%; specificity, 97.7%) and 1.170 for PV/Ao ratio (90%, 92.1%). The cutoff values between group FA and FS were 3.835 mm (90%, 93.8%) and 1.010 (70%, 100%), respectively.

Conclusions and relevance: The results demonstrated significant differences in PV indices between dogs and cats. In cats, the PV/Ao ratio demonstrated high diagnostic performance for symptomatic EHPSS. The PV diameter also performed well, in contrast to dogs.

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对患有肝外门静脉分流猫的门静脉指数进行计算机断层扫描评估。

重要性：门静脉与主动脉（PV/Ao）比值用于评估肝外门静脉分流（EHPSS）的临床意义。以前使用计算机断层扫描（CT）进行的研究都是在狗身上进行的，但没有在猫身上进行过：本研究旨在确定猫的肝门静脉指数（PV/Ao 比值和 PV 直径）的正常参考值，并确定这些指数对预测无症状 EHPSS 的有用性：这项研究包括 95 只接受腹部 CT 检查的狗和 114 只猫。犬正常（CN）组包括无 EHPSS 的犬。猫被分为猫正常组（FN，88/114）、猫无症状组（FA，16/114）和猫有症状组（FS，10/114）。在轴向横截面上测量了 PV 和 Ao 的直径：结果：FN 组的 PV/Ao 比值高于 CN 组（P < 0.001）。在猫科动物组中，PV 指数依次为 FN > FA > FS（均 p < 0.001）。FN 组的平均 PV 直径和 PV/Ao 比率分别为 5.23 ± 0.77 mm 和 1.46 ± 0.19。FN 组和 FS 组之间的临界值分别为 PV 直径 4.115 毫米（敏感性 100%；特异性 97.7%）和 PV/Ao 比值 1.170（90%，92.1%）。FA组和FS组之间的临界值分别为3.835毫米（90%，93.8%）和1.010（70%，100%）：结果表明，狗和猫的 PV 指数存在明显差异。在猫中，PV/Ao 比值对有症状的 EHPSS 具有很高的诊断性能。PV 直径的表现也很好，这与狗的情况相反。

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Journal of Veterinary Science 农林科学-兽医学

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3.10

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5.60%

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审稿时长

1.3 months

期刊介绍： The Journal of Veterinary Science (J Vet Sci) is devoted to the advancement and dissemination of scientific knowledge concerning veterinary sciences and related academic disciplines. It is an international journal indexed in the Thomson Scientific Web of Science, SCI-EXPANDED, Sci Search, BIOSIS Previews, Biological Abstracts, Focus on: Veterinary Science & Medicine, Zoological Record, PubMed /MEDLINE, Index Medicus, Pubmed Central, CAB Abstracts / Index Veterinarius, EBSCO, AGRIS and AGRICOLA. This journal published in English by the Korean Society of Veterinary Science (KSVS) being distributed worldwide.