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E-Book - WSAVA Standards for Clinical and Histological Diagnosis of Canine and Feline Liver Diseases
WSAVA Liver Standardization Gr | Jennifer A. Charles | Jan Rothuizen | Susan E. Bunch | Valeer J. Desmet | Viktor Szatmari | David C. Twedt | Ted S.G.A.M. van den Ingh | Tom J. van Winkle | Robert J. Washabau | John M. Cullen
(2006)
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Abstract
This title is the product of an initiative of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA). The aim is to describe a world standard of guidelines for diagnosis of liver diseases in dogs and cats, using both histological and clinical criteria.
- standard reference for pathologists and specialists, as well as general vets in practice
- only available standard for making well defined diagnosis based on histological and clinical criteria for liver diseases in small animals
- describes world standardization of guidelines for diagnosis of liver diseases in dogs and cats, using both histological and clinical criteria.
- supported by WSAVA giving it a worldwide appeal
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| WSAVA Standards for Clinical and Histological Diagnosis of Canine and Feline Liver Diseases: WSAVA Liver Standardization Group | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| WSAVA Liver Standardization Group [photo & legend] | vii | ||
| Preface and acknowledgements | ix | ||
| Foreword | xi | ||
| Chapter 1. Introduction – background, aims and methods | 1 | ||
| Chapter 2. Sampling and handling of liver tissue | 5 | ||
| Chapter 3. Ultrasonographic identification and characterization of congenital portosystemic shunts and portal hypertensive disorders in dogs and cats | 15 | ||
| Chapter 4. Morphological classification of circulatory disorders of the canine and feline liver | 41 | ||
| Chapter 5. Morphological classification of biliary disorders of the canine and feline liver | 61 | ||
| Chapter 6. Morphological classification of parenchymal disorders of the canine and feline liver: 1 Normal histology, reversible hepatocytic injury and hepatic amyloidosis | 77 | ||
| Chapter 7. Morphological classification of parenchymal disorders of the canine and feline liver: 2 Hepatocellular death, hepatitis and cirrhosis | 85 | ||
| Chapter 8. Morphological classification of parenchymal disorders of the canine and feline liver: 3 Hepatic abscesses and granulomas, hepatic metabolic storage disorders and miscellaneous conditions | 103 | ||
| Chapter 9. Morphological classification of neoplastic disorders of the canine and feline liver | 117 | ||
| Index | 125 |