title: Emergency portacaval shunts: is Orloff correct?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic, Madison 53792, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Knechtle
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Rikkers
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D004630:Emergencies; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical; D015996:Survival Rate; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D006490:Hemostatics; D014667:Vasopressins