title: Spleno-caval shunt in children using internal jugular vein graft: a case report.
abstract: Several techniques for decompression of portal hypertension have been described. The spleno-caval shunt is an easy and safe technique described in adult patients. However, the procedures described in adults are not adapted to children. We report an adaptation of this technique in a child, using the internal jugular vein as an interposition graft for relief of portal hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yandza
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Blanchard
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000637:transplantation*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*