Role of the distal splenorenal shunt in management of variceal bleeding in Latin America
Orozco H, Mercado M, Takahashi T, García-Tsao G, Guevara L, Ortíz J, Hernández-Cendejas A, Tielve M. Role of the distal splenorenal shunt in management of variceal bleeding in Latin America. The American Journal Of Surgery 1990, 160: 86-89. PMID: 2368881, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80874-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective shuntWarren shuntPortal hypertensionSplenorenal shuntDistal splenorenal shuntNormal liver functionTreatment of choiceSplenocaval shuntOperative mortalityVariceal bleedingShunt thrombosisVenous diameterLiver functionShuntChild classHypertensionThrombosisPatientsTreatmentYearsRegular basisLatin American countriesBleedingSchistosomiasisMortality