Current role of surgery for the treatment of portal hypertension

Current role of surgery for the treatment of portal hypertension

Portal hypertension surgery has evolved widely in the last decades. Since the first surgical shunt was done in 1945 for the treatment of recurrent hemorrhage, many surgical options have been developed including selective shunts, low diameter shunts and extensive devascularization procedures. Many of...

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Main Authors: Hйctor Orozco, MD, Miguel Angel Mercado, MD, Carlos Chan, MD, Guillermo Ramos-Gallard, MD, Raъl Gбlvez-Treviño, MD, Noel Salgado-Nesme, MD, Roberto Cisneros De-ajuria, MD, Francisco Javier Anthón, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2002-10-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Portal hypertension
surgery
β blockers
endoscopic therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119321623

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