RETROGRADE GASTRIC VARICES IN A PATIENT WITH TOTAL CAVOPULMONARY SHUNT

Authors
FURUSE A KOSENI K TAKESHITA M KOTSUKA Y YAGYU K KAWAUCHI M
Citation
A. Furuse et al., RETROGRADE GASTRIC VARICES IN A PATIENT WITH TOTAL CAVOPULMONARY SHUNT, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 55(6), 1993, pp. 1574-1575
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
55
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1574 - 1575
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1993)55:6<1574:RGVIAP>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Gastric varices formed in a patient who had undergone a total cavopulm onary shunt operation 7 years previously. The varices were found to be due to development of collaterals from high-pressure systemic vein to low-pressure portal vein. Bleeding gastric varix can be a late compli cation of total cavopulmonary shunt.