Preferred Label : portasystemic shunt, surgical;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : shunt, surgical portasystemic; portasystemic shunt; portosystemic shunt, surgical; shunts, surgical portasystemic; portasystemic shunts, surgical; shunt, portosystemic; shunt, surgical portosystemic; surgical portosystemic shunts; surgical portasystemic shunts; surgical portasystemic shunt; portasystemic shunts; shunt, portasystemic; shunts, portasystemic; portosystemic shunts, surgical; shunts, surgical portosystemic; surgical portosystemic shunt; portosystemic shunt; portosystemic shunts; shunts, portosystemic;
MeSH annotation : GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; see MeSH definition for types; do not use /util
except by MeSH definition; DF: PORTASYSTEMIC SHUNT; general or unspecified; prefer specifics;
Origin ID : D011170;
UMLS CUI : C0032720;
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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.
