[Distal spleno-caval shunt in 66 patients with portal hypertension].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the long-term results and operative experience of distal splenocaval shunt.


METHODS
66 patients with portal hypertension were treated by distal spleno-caval shunt. Of these patients 57 were males and 9 females with a mean age of 39 years. All the patients were followed up.


RESULTS
The operative mortality rate was 7.58%. Only 5 patients experienced recurrent bleeding (7.58%). None of the patients had clinical hepatic encephalopathy. Five-year survival rate was 70.45%.


CONCLUSIONS
Distal splenocaval shunt is suitable for portal hypertension patients with hepatopetal portal flow.
Cai
J
J
Hepatobiliary Surgery Center, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038.
Dong
J
J
Gu
H
H
Bie
P
P
Wang
S
S
Sun
W
W
Liu
J
J
Zhou
Y
Y
Peng
Z
Z
Wang
A
A
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt / Q000379:methods*; D013164:Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*