About The Medical Condition Surgical Portosystemic Shunt

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Surgical Portosystemic Shunt

Surgical Portosystemic Shunt Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Surgical Portosystemic Shunt Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Surgical Portosystemic Shunt?

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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