Disorders of the Liver, Exocrine Pancreas, and Gastrointestinal Tract in Dogs and Cats

An intuitively organized, authoritative, and current guide for the diagnosis and treatment of common liver, exocrine pancreatic, and gastrointestinal tract disorders in canine and feline patients Disorders of the Liver, Exocrine Pancreas, and Gastrointestinal Tract in Dogs and Cats delivers a practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of liver, exocrine pancreatic, and gastrointestinal diseases in small animals. Designed for ease of use, the book combines clear narrative text with key update boxes and figures to make it an ideal patient-side quick reference, as well as a source of more detailed information for practitioners when needed. The book provides concise and accurate descriptions of diagnostic and therapeutic best practices for liver, exocrine pancreas, and gastrointestinal tract disorders in canines and felines, as well as: Clear introductions to disorders of each organ system, paired with specific treatment recommendations Practical discussions on nutritional strategies for canine and feline patients An intuitive body-system organization that allows busy practitioners to quickly access essential information Written for the experienced general practitioners seeking to advance their expertise in managing canine and feline patients, Disorders of the Liver, Exocrine Pancreas, and Gastrointestinal Tract in Dogs and Cats is also a useful resource for veterinary residents and internal medicine specialists.

List of Contributors xxv Preface xxxiii List of Abbreviations xxxv About the Companion Website xxxix 1 Liver Enzymes and Liver Function Testing 1 Nick Bexfield 2 Diagnostic Imaging of the Hepatobiliary System 6 Angela Marolf 3 Hepatic Cytology 12 Shannon D. Dehghanpir 4 Histopathology of the Liver 18 Rebecca Smedley 5 Other Liver Diagnostic Tests 27 Agostino Buono 6 Congenital Portosystemic Shunts 33 Mandy L. Wallace 7 Microvascular Dysplasia/Portal Vein Hypoplasia 42 Andrew Kent 8 Hepatic Encephalopathy 47 Mickey Tivers and Vicky Lipscomb 9 Portal Hypertension and Acquired Portosystemic Shunts 56 Joshua Sparago and Andrea N. Johnston 10 Ductal Plate Malformations 64 Sarah Shropshire 11 Acute Liver Injury 70 Jessica Kerley and Vincent Thawley 12 Chronic Hepatitis 79 Jonathan A. Lidbury 13 Copper-associated Hepatopathy 89 Daniel K. Langlois 14 Hepatocutaneous Syndrome Rommaneeya 96 Leela-arporn and Cynthia R. L. Webster 15 Vacuolar Hepatopathy 103 Sharon A. Center and Andrea N. Johnston 16 Infectious Biliary Tract and Gallbladder Disease 110 Emma J. O'Neill 17 Gallbladder Mucoceles 128 Jared A. Jaffey 18 Other Non-infectious Biliary Tract and Gallbladder Diseases 133 Frederik William Scott Allan 19 Hepatobiliary Neoplasia 140 Autumn Dutelle 20 Nutritional Management of Common Hepatobiliary Disorders 148 Jonathan Stockman 21 Laboratory Assessment of the Exocrine Pancreas 161 Sue Yee Lim and Jörg Steiner 22 Diagnostic Imaging of the Exocrine Pancreas 171 Angela Marolf 23 Cytology of the Exocrine Pancreas 178 Francisco O. Conrado and Leslie C. Sharkey 24 Histopathology of the Exocrine Pancreas 185 Victoria Watson, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP 25 Acute Pancreatitis in Dogs 192 Harry Cridge 26 Chronic Pancreatitis in Dogs 199 Penny Watson 27 Pancreatitis Complications 204 Melissa Bucknoff 28 Pancreatitis in Cats 208 Betty Chow and Marnin Forman 29 Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Dogs 215 Patrick C. Barko and David A. Williams 30 Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Cats 225 Panagiotis G. Xenoulis 31 Neoplasia and Uncommon Disorders of the Exocrine Pancreas 233 Sue Yee Lim 32 Nutritional Management of Exocrine Pancreatic Disorders 239 Cecilia Villaverde 33 Laboratory Assessment of the Gastrointestinal Tract 249 Romy M. Heilmann 34 Diagnostic Imaging of the Gastrointestinal Tract 259 Eimear Shorten and Séamus Hoey 35 Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 277 Edward Hall 36 Cytology and Histopathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract (Dogs and Cats) 290 Simon L. Priestnall and Alejandro Suárez-Bonnet 37 Diseases of the Oral Cavity, Oropharynx, and Salivary Glands 298 Sarah Tayler 38 Aerodigestive Disorders 314 Beatrice Ruggerone and Fabio Procoli 39a Disorders of the Esophagus – Megaesophagus 323 Jillian M. Haines 39b Disorders of the Esophagus (Excluding Megaesophagus) 331 Dan Batchelor 40 Disorders of the Stomach 347 Julien R.S. Dandrieux and Silke Salavati Schmitz 41 Disorders of the Small Intestine 365 Sara Jablonski 42 Disorders of the Large Intestine and Rectum 390 Alison C. Manchester and Yuvani Bandara 43 Disorders of the Anus and Perianal Skin 410 Sarah Long and Anke Hendricks 44 Microbiome, Metabolome, and its Relationship to Gastrointestinal Disease 420 Bruna Correa Lopes and Rachel Pilla 45 Nutritional Management of Common Gastrointestinal Disorders 432 Dr. Aarti Kathrani Index 443