Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Surgical Portasystemic Shunt

Surgical venous shunt between the portal and systemic circulation to effect decompression of the portal circulation. It is performed primarily in the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices resulting from portal hypertension. Types of shunt include portacaval, splenorenal, mesocaval, splenocaval, left gastric-caval (coronary-caval), portarenal, umbilicorenal, and umbilicocaval.

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Surgical venous shunt between the portal and systemic circulation to effect decompression of the portal circulation. It is performed primarily in the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices resulting from portal hypertension. Types of shunt include portacaval, splenorenal, mesocaval, splenocaval, left gastric-caval (coronary-caval), portarenal, umbilicorenal, and umbilicocaval.

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19 entry terms
  • Portasystemic Shunt
  • Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical
  • Portosystemic Shunt
  • Portosystemic Shunt, Surgical
  • Shunt, Surgical Portasystemic
  • Shunt, Surgical Portosystemic
  • Surgical Portosystemic Shunt
  • Portasystemic Shunts
  • Portasystemic Shunts, Surgical
  • Portosystemic Shunts
  • Portosystemic Shunts, Surgical
  • Shunt, Portasystemic
  • Shunt, Portosystemic
  • Shunts, Portasystemic
  • Shunts, Portosystemic
  • Shunts, Surgical Portasystemic
  • Shunts, Surgical Portosystemic
  • Surgical Portasystemic Shunts
  • Surgical Portosystemic Shunts

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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81

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  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices/surgery (1966-1980)
  • Hypertension, Portal/surgery (1966-1980)
  • Portacaval Shunt, Surgical (1966-1980)
  • Portal System/surgery (1966-1980)
  • specific portal system vein/surgery (1966-1980)

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  1. E04w.035w.760
  2. E04w.100.814w.868w.937

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WI 720

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Surgical Portasystemic Shunt. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011170. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011170
  2. Surgical Portasystemic Shunt. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73040516