title: [Postoperative complications of advanced schistosomiasis portal hypertension].
abstract: The data of 72 cases of advanced schistosomiasis portal hypertension patients who received surgical treatment were retrospectively analyzed in the Fifth People's Hospital of Changde City from January, 1999 to January, 2011. Postoperative complications occurred in 17 cases, and the rate was 23.6%, including intra-abdominal bleeding in 2 cases, postoperative infection in 5 cases, recent upper gastrointestinal bleeding in 3 cases, massive ascites in 2 cases, persistent fever in 3 cases, and unusual increase of platelets and portal vein thrombosis in 2 cases.
authors.affiliation: Fifth People's Hospital of Changde City, Hunan Province, Changde 415000, China.
authors.forename: Jin-Hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian-Zhong
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bing-Hua
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Feng-Guang
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*