title: Interposition mesocaval H shunt associated with a left inferior vena cava.
abstract: Variations in the anatomy of the inferior vena cava are important in abdominal surgery. A patient with recurrent bleeding from esophageal varices was noted to have a single left inferior vena cava at the time of panangiography. An interposition mesocaval H shunt subsequently was performed successfully. This represents the first reported case in which a mesocaval H shunt has been performed in a patient with a single left inferior vena cava.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014684:Venae Cavae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates