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1079450

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1975-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
From 1961 to 1971, 73 central splenorenal and 66 portacaval shunts were done for cirrhotic patients who had bled from esophageal varices. Comparative analysis revealed low (3% and 2%, respectively) operative mortality for elective operations, equal (93%) effectiveness in control of variceal bleeding, but substantial diferences in the incidence of postshunt encephalopathy. For patients who had mimal hepatic dysfunction before operation, disabling disorders in mentation developed in 5% of patients who had splenorenal shunts, in contrast to 50% of patients who had portacaval shunts. Survival rates after the two shunts were nearly identical. Thus, the advantages of splenorenal shunts concern the quality of life but not the length of survival. These observations are considered in relation to available therapeutic alternatives.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
110
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
588-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1975
pubmed:articleTitle
Conventional splenorenal shunts. A reconsideration.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study