title: A perspective on emergency portacaval shunt.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Grace
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical