Main description:

The book 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.

Contents:

Acknowledgements & Preface Foreword by Claudio Brovida & Hein Meyer Chapter 1 Introduction - aims and methods, account to the users Chapter 2 Sampling and Handling of Liver Tissue Chapter 3 Ultrasonographic Identification and Characterization of Congenital Portosystemic Shunts and Portal Hypertensive Disorders in Dogs and Cats Chapter 4 Morphological Classification of Circulatory Disorders of the Canine and Feline Liver Chapter 5 Morphological Classification of Biliary Disorders of the Canine and Feline Liver Chapter 6 Morphological Classification of Parenchymal Disorders of the Canine and Feline Liver: 1 Normal histology, reversible hepatocytic injury and hepatic amyloidosis Chapter 7 Morphological Classification of Parenchymal Disorders of the Canine and Feline Liver: 2 Hepatocellular death, hepatitis and cirrhosis 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 Chapter 9 Morphological Classification of Neoplastic Disorders of the Canine and Feline Liver Index