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Omphalocaval shunt: an alternative procedure for portal decompression
A G Nordestgaard1, F Baumgartner, J A Butler
1Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance 90509.
Annals of Vascular Surgery
|March 1, 1993
Summary
This study demonstrates the successful use of an umbilical vein to create an omphalocaval shunt, effectively decompressing portal hypertension in a patient with severe alcoholic liver disease and variceal bleeding.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Interventional Radiology
- Vascular Surgery
Background:
- Alcoholic liver disease frequently leads to portal hypertension.
- Portal hypertension causes serious complications like esophageal and gastric variceal bleeding.
- Recurrent bleeding necessitates effective interventions to manage portal hypertension.