Shunt,Portosystemic

《英文msh词典》Shunt,Portosystemic
[入口词] Shunt,Portosystemic
[主题词] Portasystemic Shunt,Surgical
[英文释义] 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.