Mesh term Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical
Browse to parent terms:Anastomosis, Surgical
Vascular Grafting
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Portacaval Shunt, Surgical
Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic
Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical
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