A liver biopsy specimen is also taken at the time of surgery to rule out presence of other disease processes such
as microvascular dysplasia.
Not exact matches
The hyperuricosuria is not the only cause of urate urolithiasis, and conditions such
as portosystemic shunts and hepatic
microvascular dysplasia also may predispose dogs to this disease.
When pets do experience health issue due to having
microvascular dysplasia or portal vein blood delivery problems, veterinarians tend to focus on abnormally high a blood ammonia level
as the probably cause.