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[Salvage portacaval shunts after failure of intrahepatic shunt]. 1995

S Landen, and B Launois

Clinique Chirurgicale, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Rennes.

Creation of an intrahepatic shunt using a metallic prosthesis introduced via a transjugular approach constitutes an alternative to surgery in the treatment of portal hypertension. Although rare, the specific complications of this technique justify close collaboration between radiologists and surgeons. The authors report two serious complications after failure of intrahepatic shunt, requiring emergency laparotomy.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008103	Liver Cirrhosis	Liver disease in which the normal microcirculation, the gross vascular anatomy, and the hepatic architecture have been variably destroyed and altered with fibrous septa surrounding regenerated or regenerating parenchymal nodules.	Cirrhosis, Liver,Fibrosis, Liver,Hepatic Cirrhosis,Liver Fibrosis,Cirrhosis, Hepatic
D008104	Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic	FIBROSIS of the hepatic parenchyma due to chronic excess ALCOHOL DRINKING.	Alcoholic Cirrhosis,Hepatic Cirrhosis, Alcoholic,Alcoholic Hepatic Cirrhosis,Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011167	Portacaval Shunt, Surgical	Surgical portasystemic shunt between the portal vein and inferior vena cava.	Eck Fistula,Portacaval Anastomosis,Portacaval Shunt,Shunt, Surgical Portacaval,Surgical Portacaval Shunt,Anastomoses, Portacaval,Anastomosis, Portacaval,Fistula, Eck,Portacaval Anastomoses,Portacaval Shunts,Portacaval Shunts, Surgical,Shunt, Portacaval,Shunts, Portacaval,Shunts, Surgical Portacaval,Surgical Portacaval Shunts
D011859	Radiography	Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film).	Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D004932	Esophageal and Gastric Varices	Dilated blood vessels in the ESOPHAGUS or GASTRIC FUNDUS that shunt blood from the portal circulation (PORTAL SYSTEM) to the systemic venous circulation. Often they are observed in individuals with portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL).	Esophageal Varices,Gastric Varices,Esophageal Varix,Gastric Varix,Varices, Esophageal,Varices, Gastric,Varix, Esophageal,Varix, Gastric
D005260	Female		Females
D006471	Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage	Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.	Hematochezia,Hemorrhage, Gastrointestinal,Gastrointestinal Hemorrhages,Hematochezias
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man