Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery, Fifth Edition provides current information
regarding surgical techniques from the perspective of clinicians who are performing specific …

This article focuses on current concepts in portosystemic shunts. A thorough review of
portosystemic vascular anomalies was published in 2009. 1 Recent information on …

Simple Summary Congenital portosystemic shunts (CPSS) are anomalous vessels
connecting the portal vein, or its tributaries, with the systemic circulation. CPSS permit …

Objective—To evaluate short-and long-term outcome following endovascular treatment of
intrahepatic portosystemic shunts in dogs. Design—Retrospective case series. Animals …

Objective—To compare long-term survival and quality of life data in dogs with clinical signs
associated with a congenital portosystemic shunt (CPSS) that underwent medical or surgical …

Background In dogs with congenital portosystemic shunts (CPS), postligation seizures can
be challenging to treat and often result in mortality. Levetiracetam (LEV) is a novel …

The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the accuracy of computed
tomographic angiography (CTA) and abdominal ultrasonography in detecting and …

Objective To report long‐term clinical outcome in dogs treated for single congenital
extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (CEHPSS) with a ameroid ring constrictor (ARC) and to …

Background Congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts (CEHPSS) are rare in cats.
Outcome after attenuation of CEHPSS with thin film has been described in a small number of …

Objective—To identify risk factors for urolithiasis in dogs with congenital extrahepatic
portosystemic shunts (EHPSSs) and to determine whether portoazygos shunts were …