Portacaval Shunt, Surgical
"Portacaval Shunt, Surgical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Surgical portasystemic shunt between the portal vein and inferior vena cava.
| Descriptor ID |
D011167
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.035.760.755 E04.100.814.868.937.790
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| Concept/Terms |
Portacaval Shunt, Surgical- Portacaval Shunt, Surgical
- Surgical Portacaval Shunt
- Portacaval Shunt
- Portacaval Shunts
- Shunt, Portacaval
- Shunts, Portacaval
- Shunt, Surgical Portacaval
- Portacaval Shunts, Surgical
- Shunts, Surgical Portacaval
- Surgical Portacaval Shunts
- Eck Fistula
- Fistula, Eck
- Portacaval Anastomosis
- Anastomoses, Portacaval
- Anastomosis, Portacaval
- Portacaval Anastomoses
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Portacaval Shunt, Surgical" by people in Profiles.
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Pedroso FE, Koniaris LG. Shunting: a better way to prevent variceal bleeding. J Surg Res. 2011 May 01; 167(1):e1-3.
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Tzakis AG, Reyes J, Nour B, Marino IR, Todo S, Starzl TE. Temporary end to side portacaval shunt in orthotopic hepatic transplantation in humans. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1993 Feb; 176(2):180-2.
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Reed JG, Goodman P, Nealon WH, Morettin LB. Low-pressure balloon angioplasty of an occluded portacaval shunt. Hepatogastroenterology. 1992 Apr; 39(2):166-8.
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Orloff MJ, Bell RH. Long-term survival after emergency portacaval shunting for bleeding varices in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis. Am J Surg. 1986 Jan; 151(1):176-83.
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Bell RH, Miyai K, Orloff MJ. Outcome in cirrhotic patients with acute alcoholic hepatitis after emergency portacaval shunt for bleeding esophageal varices. Am J Surg. 1984 Jan; 147(1):78-84.
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Bell RH, Hyde PV, Skivolocki WP, Brimm JE, Orloff MJ. Prospective study of portasystemic encephalopathy after emergency portacaval shunt for bleeding varices. Am J Surg. 1981 Jul; 142(1):144-50.
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Orloff MJ, Bell RH, Hyde PV, Skivolocki WP. Long-term results of emergency portacaval shunt for bleeding esophageal varices in unselected patients with alcoholic cirrhosis. Ann Surg. 1980 Sep; 192(3):325-40.