title: [Therapy of portal hypertension in childhood].
abstract: From 1980 to 1984 fortyeight children with portal hypertension were treated, 37 out of these had a prehepatic bloc. In 19 children a sclerotherapy was performed. Seven times a bleeding recurrency occurred and an esophageal stenosis was seen in 2 cases. The distal splenorenal shunt (Warren) was performed 16 times. All children survived, one pneumonia and one slight pancreatitis were observed post-operatively. Four times a shunt obstruction was found at follow-up examinations. Bleeding recurrencies did not appear.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000628:therapy*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013164:Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols
vernacular_title: Die Therapie der portalen Hypertension im Kindesalter.