Emergency portacaval shunt treatment for bleeding esophageal varices. Prospective study in unselected patients with alcoholic cirrhosis.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D004630:Emergencies; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010477:Perfusion; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011312:Pressure; D011446:Prospective Studies