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{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Also known as:
| '''Portocaval Shunt<br>
| '''Patent Ductus Venosus'''
|-}
==Description==
==Description==
The pathophysiology of PSS relates to the shunting of blood directly from the systemic circulation, resulting in hyperammonaemia and [[Hepatic Encephalopathy]].
The pathophysiology of PSS relates to the shunting of blood directly from the systemic circulation, resulting in hyperammonaemia and [[Hepatic Encephalopathy]].
==Signalment==
*Relatively common in dog, especially small breed dogs
*Purebred dogs are more at risk
*Occasionally seen in cats, horses, cows and pigs
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==