Fig. 6.

Dog 1 of PH group. (A) Dorsal multiplanar reformatted CT image of abdomen at level of kidneys. Gastrophrenic varices (long arrow) are visible medially to the left kidney (LK). Large amount of fluid (ascites) is evident in background (asterisk). (B) Transverse multiplanar reformatted CT image of abdomen at level of liver and insertion of phrenic vein. Short arrow indicates insertion of a PSS in caudal vena cava (CVC). (C) Dorsal and (D) ventral three-dimensional volume-rendered CT angiography of portal system and caudal vena cava. Short arrows point to splenophrenic shunt. A, aorta; RK, right kidney; PV, portal vein; pd, pancreaticoduodenal vein; sv, splenic vein.