Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical

"Portasystemic 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 venous shunt between the portal and systemic circulation to effect decompression of the portal circulation. It is performed primarily in the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices resulting from portal hypertension. Types of shunt include portacaval, splenorenal, mesocaval, splenocaval, left gastric-caval (coronary-caval), portarenal, umbilicorenal, and umbilicocaval.

Descriptor ID

D011170

MeSH Number(s)

E04.035.760

E04.100.814.868.937

Concept/Terms

Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Anastomosis, Surgical [E04.035]
Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical [E04.035.760]
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]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical".

Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical
Portacaval Shunt, Surgical
Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic
Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical

publications

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Bar chart showing 18 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 1995

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	4	0	4
1995	5	1	6
1996	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1
2008	0	1	1
2015	1	1	2
2016	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical" by people in Profiles.

Emond JC, Goodrich NP, Pomposelli JJ, Baker TB, Humar A, Grant DR, Abt P, Friese CE, Fisher RA, Kam I, Sherker AH, Gillespie BW, Merion RM. Hepatic Hemodynamics and Portal Flow Modulation: The A2ALL Experience. Transplantation. 2017 10; 101(10):2375-2384.

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Schulman AR, Ryou M, Aihara H, Abidi W, Chiang A, Jirapinyo P, Sakr A, Ajeje E, Ryan MB, Thompson CC. EUS-guided intrahepatic portosystemic shunt with direct portal pressure measurements: a novel alternative to transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Jan; 85(1):243-247.

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Schulman AR, Chiang AL, Aihara H, Ryou M, Thompson CC. Intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: an endoscopic approach. Gastrointest Endosc. 2016 Nov; 84(5):855-856.

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Aghayev A, Ozbayrak M, Tatli S. Treatment of neovaginal variceal bleeding after transgender surgery with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2015 May; 26(5):762-3.

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Taslakian B, Faraj W, Khalife M, Al-Kutoubi A, El-Merhi F, Saade C, Hallal A, Haydar A. Assessment of surgical portosystemic shunts and associated complications: The diagnostic and therapeutic role of radiologists. Eur J Radiol. 2015 Aug; 84(8):1525-1539.

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Casadaban LC, Gabra MG, Parvinian A, Minocha J, Knuttinen MG, Bui JT, Gaba RC. Impact of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation on intermediate-term model for end-stage liver disease score progression. Transplant Proc. 2014 Jun; 46(5):1384-8.

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Weiss B, Shteyer E, Vivante A, Berkowitz D, Reif S, Weizman Z, Bujanover Y, Shapiro R. Etiology and long-term outcome of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in children. World J Gastroenterol. 2010 Oct 21; 16(39):4968-72.

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Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Saeian K. Higher hospital volume predicts endoscopy but not the in-hospital mortality rate in patients with acute variceal hemorrhage. Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Feb; 69(2):221-9.

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Kim HB, Pomposelli JJ, Lillehei CW, Jenkins RL, Jonas MM, Krawczuk LE, Fishman SJ. Mesogonadal shunts for extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis and variceal hemorrhage. Liver Transpl. 2005 Nov; 11(11):1389-94.

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Kim SZ, Marz PL, Laor T, Teitelbaum J, Jonas MM, Levy HL. Elevated galactose in newborn screening due to congenital absence of the portal vein. Eur J Pediatr. 1998 Jul; 157(7):608-9.

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