Hemochromatosis associated with side-to-side portacaval shunt.
A patient is described who developed the full-blown picture of hemochromatosis 24 months after a side-to-side portacaval shunt. No clear-cut explanation for this rapid development of hemochromatosis is apparent and a possible mechanism for this phenomenon is discussed.
D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000601:surgery; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*