title: Surgical treatment of biliary stricture with portal hypertension using veno-venous bypass.
abstract: The surgical treatment of benign bile duct stricture with portal hypertension may be hazardous and, in some cases, involve a 2-stage procedure. An initial porta-systemic shunt is performed followed by surgical correction of the stricture at a second operation. The use of veno-venous bypass, as described, provides a temporary porta-systemic shunt, allowing a 1-stage repair of the stricture to be carried out.
authors.affiliation: Monash University Department of Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Christophi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dudley
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: McInnes
mesh_terms: D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000473:pathology*; D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*