title: Natural/spontaneous shunts in non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis.
abstract: Large natural/spontaneous shunts on splenoportovenography were demonstrated in 10 of 93 patients with non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis. There was significantly less bleeding in patients with spontaneous shunt than in those having no shunt. Large oesophageal varices (grade III-IV) were seen more frequently in patients without spontaneous shunt.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dilawari
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Chari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003097:Collateral Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D011168:Portal System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011172:Portography