About The Medical Condition Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical
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Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical?
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.
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