Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical
"Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D011170
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.035.760 E04.100.814.868.937
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| Concept/Terms |
Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical- Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical
- Shunt, Surgical Portasystemic
- Portasystemic Shunts, Surgical
- Shunts, Surgical Portasystemic
- Surgical Portasystemic Shunts
- Portosystemic Shunt, Surgical
- Portasystemic Shunt
- Portasystemic Shunts
- Shunt, Portasystemic
- Shunts, Portasystemic
- Shunt, Surgical Portosystemic
- Portosystemic Shunts, Surgical
- Shunts, Surgical Portosystemic
- Surgical Portosystemic Shunts
- Surgical Portosystemic Shunt
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Portosystemic Shunts
- Shunt, Portosystemic
- Shunts, Portosystemic
- Surgical Portasystemic Shunt
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical" by people in Profiles.
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Advanced cystic fibrosis liver disease: Endovascular, endoscopic, radiologic, and surgical considerations. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Sep; 59 Suppl 1:S115-S122.
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Involution of Hepatocellular Neoplasm after Embolization of a Portosystemic Vascular Shunt in an Adult with Abernethy Type II Malformation. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 09; 32(9):1391-1393.
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EUS-guided portal vein interventions. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 05; 85(5):883-888.
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Portosystemic shunt as a bridge to liver transplantation in infants: A comparison of two techniques. Pediatr Transplant. 2017 Jun; 21(4).
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EUS-guided intrahepatic portosystemic shunt with direct portal pressure measurements: a novel alternative to transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Jan; 85(1):243-247.
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Congenital hepatic fibrosis and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 May; 54(5):580-7.
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Therapeutic strategies in symptomatic portal biliopathy. Ann Surg. 2007 Jul; 246(1):97-104.
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Surgical guidelines for the management of extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction. Pediatr Transplant. 2006 Dec; 10(8):908-13.
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An analysis of surgical shunts for the management of portal hypertension at Aga Khan University Hospital. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2004 Oct-Dec; 16(4):70-4.
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Management of TIPS-related refractory hepatic encephalopathy with reduced Wallgraft endoprostheses. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2003 Mar; 14(3):369-74.