title: Mesobiileal shunt in an infant for control of bleeding from gastroesophageal varices.
abstract: There are various means to control bleeding gastroesophageal varices in children: sclerotherapy by injection, esophageal transection and variceal ligation, and different portosystemic shunts. Because of a high incidence of shunt thrombosis in children, many clinicians prefer other forms of therapy. However, only a successful shunt will lower the elevated portal venous pressure and eliminate the varices. This report describes a type of portosystemic shunt that will remain patent, even in an infant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, N.Y.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Putnam
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery