Portacaval Shunt, Surgical

"Portacaval Shunt, Surgical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Surgical portasystemic shunt between the portal vein and inferior vena cava.

Descriptor ID

D011167

MeSH Number(s)

E04.035.760.755

E04.100.814.868.937.790

Concept/Terms

Portacaval Shunt, Surgical

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Portacaval Shunt, Surgical".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Anastomosis, Surgical [E04.035]
Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical [E04.035.760]
Portacaval Shunt, Surgical [E04.035.760.755]
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures [E04.100]
Vascular Surgical Procedures [E04.100.814]
Vascular Grafting [E04.100.814.868]
Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical [E04.100.814.868.937]
Portacaval Shunt, Surgical [E04.100.814.868.937.790]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Portacaval Shunt, Surgical".

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Prolonged Anhepatic State as a Bridge to Retransplantation: A Challenging Case of a 35-Year-Old Male Liver Transplant Patient with a Temporary Portacaval Shunt. Am J Case Rep. 2023 Dec 27; 24:e941933.

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Temporary Intra-Operative Portocaval Shunts, Post-Operative Infections, and Mid-Term Survival after Cava-Sparing Liver Transplantation. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2017 Oct; 18(7):803-809.

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Temporary Intraoperative Porto-Caval Shunts in Piggy-Back Liver Transplantation Reduce Intraoperative Blood Loss and Improve Postoperative Transaminases and Renal Function: A Meta-Analysis. World J Surg. 2016 Dec; 40(12):2988-2998.

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Vascular reconstruction plays an important role in the treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. J Vasc Surg. 2015 Feb; 61(2):475-80.

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The collateral caval shunt as an alternative to classical shunt procedures in patients with recurrent duodenal varices and extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis. Eur J Med Res. 2014 Jun 25; 19:36.

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Liver transplantation due to iatrogenic injuries: two case reports. Transplant Proc. 2010 May; 42(4):1375-7.

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Does the permanent portacaval shunt for a small-for-size graft in a living donor liver transplantation do more harm than good? Am J Transplant. 2008 Jan; 8(1):250-2.

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Transient portacaval shunt for a small-for-size graft in living donor liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2007 Jun; 13(6):932-4.

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Treatment of liver failure in rats with end-stage cirrhosis by transplantation of immortalized hepatocytes. Hepatology. 2002 Aug; 36(2):386-94.

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Emergency portacaval shunt for control of hemorrhage from a parenchymal fracture after adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation. Transplantation. 2000 May 27; 69(10):2218-21.

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