DISTAL SPLENOCAVAL SHUNT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO DISTAL SPLENORENAL SHUNT IN A PATIENT WITH A RETROAORTIC LEFT RENAL-VEIN

Authors
MADIBA TE THOMSON SR NEIJENHUIS PA
Citation
Te. Madiba et al., DISTAL SPLENOCAVAL SHUNT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO DISTAL SPLENORENAL SHUNT IN A PATIENT WITH A RETROAORTIC LEFT RENAL-VEIN, Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 42(5), 1997, pp. 359-360
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh → ACNP
ISSN journal
00358835
Volume
42
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
359 - 360
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-8835(1997)42:5<359:DSSAAA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A 19-year-old patient with schistosomiasis and portal hypertension pre sented with bleeding oesophageal varices. A selective distal splenoren al shunt was planned. At surgery a retro-aortic left renal vein preven ted a classical splenorenal anastomosis, and a distal splenocaval anas tomosis was performed which is clinically patent at 18 months.