Portasystemic Shunt (definition)

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ψ ψ	Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical

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Definition: 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.

GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; see MeSH definition for types; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DF: PORTASYSTEMIC SHUNT
Examples Portacaval Shunt, Surgical; Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic; Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical

Other names Portosystemic Shunt, Surgical; Surgical Portosystemic Shunts; Surgical Portasystemic Shunts; Shunts, Surgical Portosystemic; Shunts, Surgical Portasystemic; Shunts, Portosystemic; Shunts, Portasystemic; Shunt, Portosystemic; Shunt, Portasystemic; Portosystemic Shunts, Surgical; Portosystemic Shunts; Portasystemic Shunts, Surgical; Portasystemic Shunts; Surgical Portosystemic Shunt; Surgical Portasystemic Shunt; Shunt, Surgical Portosystemic; Shunt, Surgical Portasystemic; Portosystemic Shunt; Portasystemic Shunt

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