Surgical Portosystemic Shunt
《英文msh詞典》Surgical Portosystemic Shunt
[入口詞] Surgical Portosystemic Shunt
[主題詞] Portasystemic Shunt,Surgical
[中文釋義] 外科門體分流
[英文釋義] 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.