Conclusions from a controlled trial of the prophylactic portacaval shunt.
D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies