Porto-systemic shunt using adrenal vein as a conduit; an alternative procedure for spleno – renal shunt

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Currently, portal hypertension is still big problem for the patients with serious liver diseases. Variceal bleeding is one of the most important complications of portal hypertension. In case of failure of endoscopic and combined medi...

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Main Authors: Yazici Pinar, Aydin Unal, Kilic Murat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-06-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2482/7/7