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.
Surgical portasystemic shunt between the portal vein and inferior vena cava.
MeSH Number(s)
E04.035.760.755
E04.100.814.868.937.790
Concept/Terms
Portacaval Shunt, Surgical- Portacaval Shunt, Surgical
- Surgical Portacaval Shunt
- Portacaval Shunt
- Portacaval Shunts
- Shunt, Portacaval
- Shunts, Portacaval
- Shunt, Surgical Portacaval
- Portacaval Shunts, Surgical
- Shunts, Surgical Portacaval
- Surgical Portacaval Shunts
- Eck Fistula
- Fistula, Eck
- Portacaval Anastomosis
- Anastomoses, Portacaval
- Anastomosis, Portacaval
- Portacaval Anastomoses
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Portacaval Shunt, Surgical" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Portacaval Shunt, Surgical" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Portacaval Shunt, Surgical" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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Evaluation of methods of hepatotrophic stimulation in rat heterotopic hepatocyte transplantation using polymers. J Pediatr Surg. 1999 Jul; 34(7):1118-23.
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Regenerative signals for tissue-engineered small intestine. Transplant Proc. 1999 Feb-Mar; 31(1-2):657-60.