title: Preoperative parameters influencing survival in patients with elective portacaval shunts.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006529:Hepatomegaly; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000601:surgery*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013223:Statistics as Topic