Emergency distal splenorenal shunts for variceal hemorrhage refractory to nonoperative control

• Published in: The American journal of surgery Vol. 148; no. 6; pp. 813 - 816
• Main Authors: Potts, John R., Henderson, J.Michael, Millikan, William J., Warren, W.Dean
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.1984
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Emergencies; Esophageal and Gastric Varices - surgery; Female; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - surgery; Humans; Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic - complications; Male; Middle Aged; Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical; Recurrence; Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical

Two points are emphasized by this report. First, every attempt should be made to control acute variceal hemorrhage nonoperatively. Such control can be gained in about 80 percent of patients, allowing for a period of stabilization of liver disease, correction of coagulation defects, and nutritional r...