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[The role of surgery in portal hypertension]
J N Vauthey1, J Lerut, P Gertsch
1Clinique de chirurgie viscérale et de transplantation, Hôpital de l'Ile, Berne.
Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift
|March 16, 1991
Abstract:
Following a historical review of the treatment of portal hypertension, the evaluation of the patient with bleeding esophageal varices is discussed. The aim of preoperative evaluation is to determine the best option for either emergency or elective treatment of bleeding esophageal varices. The most recent medical and surgical randomized studies with meta-analyses are discussed.