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The effect of prophylactic treatment with levetiracetam on the incidence of post-attenuation seizures in dogs undergoing surgical management of single congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts (2018)
Journal Article
Mullins, R. A., Sanchez Villamil, C., De Rooster, H., Kummeling, A., White, R. N., Thieman Mankin, K. M., …Kirby, B. M. (2019). The effect of prophylactic treatment with levetiracetam on the incidence of post-attenuation seizures in dogs undergoing surgical management of single congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts. Veterinary Surgery, 48(2), 164-172. https://doi.org/10.1111/vsu.13141

Objectives: To report (1) the incidence of post-attenuation seizures (PAS) in dogs that underwent single congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (cEHPSS) attenuation and (2) to compare incidence of PAS in dogs that either did or did not receive p... Read More about The effect of prophylactic treatment with levetiracetam on the incidence of post-attenuation seizures in dogs undergoing surgical management of single congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts.

Implications of shunt morphology for the surgical management of extrahepatic portosystemic shunts (2018)
Journal Article
White, R., Parry, A., & Shales, C. (2018). Implications of shunt morphology for the surgical management of extrahepatic portosystemic shunts. Australian Veterinary Journal, 96(11), 433-441. https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.12756

Objectives: To describe the implications of extrahepatic portosystemic shunt morphology for 14 the chosen site of shunt closure in dogs and cats. Methods: A retrospective review of a consecutive series of dogs and cats managed for 16 congenital ext... Read More about Implications of shunt morphology for the surgical management of extrahepatic portosystemic shunts.