Download Portosystemic Shunt Dog Ultrasound Background. The value of ultrasonography was evaluated in 85 dogs and 17 cats presented with a clinically suspected portosystemic shunt (pss). A portosystemic shunt or portasystemic shunt (medical subject heading term) (pss), also known as a liver shunt, is a bypass of the liver by the body's circulatory system.

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A portosystemic shunt (pss) is an abnormal vessel that allows blood from the animal's intestine to the genetic basis of congenital pss in dogs is unclear. The contrast examination of the liver vascular system in the dog. It can be either a congenital (present at birth) or acquired condition.

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Acquired portosystemic shunts (apsss) form secondary to portal hypertension caused by 1) nests of small tortuous vessels can usually be identified during ultrasound examination using doppler color flow. This may involve an antibiotic regimen as well as a diet low in protein and total portosystemic shunt ligation is usually incredibly effective in dogs suffering from a single congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Ultrasound is very sensitive for intrahepatic shunt. Kim se, giglio rf, reese dj, reese sl, bacon nj, ellison.