title: Should the distal splenorenal shunt be combined with gastric disconnection and transection?
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195-5043, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000601:surgery; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000601:surgery; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical; D013154:Spleen / Q000601:surgery; D013164:Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*