title: Shunting: a better way to prevent variceal bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1475 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Felipe E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Pedroso
authors.forename: Leonidas G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Koniaris
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D013164:Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical