[Pericardial devascularization in the treatment of portal hypertension with Larjet's innervation]

From 1982, 48 cases of portal hypertension were treated by pericardral devascularization with Larjet's innervation. Results were compared with that without preserving the Larjet's nerve in 57 cases. The incidence of rebleeding, mortality, abdominal distension, diarrhea, and gastric retension was 2%, 6.3%, 6.3%, 4.2%, and 0%, respectively in the former; and 12.5%, 12.3%, 24.6%, 15.6%, and 14%, respectively in the later. The authors believe that gastric function remained normal postoperatively when the Larjet's innervation was preserved.