A new autogenous conduit for the spleno-renal shunt.
Management of patients with portal hypertension has been significantly advanced by new medical, surgical and radiologic procedures. In the presence of portal vein thrombosis, a splenorenal shunt is the procedure of choice for relief of portal hypertension. The gonadal vein is an autogenous conduit of ideal diameter to accomplish this objective. Several advantages of this new operation are described.
Department of Surgery, Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, USA.
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013164:Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*