title: Transabdominal esophageal mucosal transection for the control of esophageal varices.
abstract: Transabdominal esophageal mucosal transection with devascularization, a direct operation for varices, has been done upon 63 patients with marked esophageal varices that had bled or had a potential bleeding hazard. As of May 1978, 55 of the 63 patients are alive, and the over-all results appear to be satisfactory.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D007208:Indocyanine Green