splenorenal shunt


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Related to splenorenal shunt: portacaval shunt, proximal splenorenal shunt
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sple·no·re·nal shunt

n. derivación esplenorrenal, anastomosis de la vena o arteria esplénica a la vena renal esp. en el tratamiento de la hipertensión portal.
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Out of 15(50%) patients with extra hepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) 9(29.7%) patients underwent distal splenorenal shunt surgery, while 2(6.6%) patients were lost to follow-up.
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Effects of restoring portal flow with anticoagulation and partial splenorenal shunt embolization.
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Our center has previously performed BRTO assisted cyanoacrylate injection for patients with large gastrorenal shunt or splenorenal shunt (data reported elsewhere).
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As reported in literature, RPA should be the strategy of choice when the patient has a preexistent spontaneous or surgically constructed splenorenal shunt prior to LT [12].
Extra-Anatomic Jump Graft from the Right Colic Vein: A Novel Technique to Manage Portal Vein Thrombosis in Liver Transplantation
Surgical reversal of the RYGB anatomy in one patient, and occlusion of a splenorenal shunt in another patient, have improved clinical trajectories (6, 7).
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