Impact of shunt surgery for variceal ble
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Antoni Castells; Joan Saló; Ramon Planas; Juan Carlos Quer; Angels Ginès; Jaume
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Article
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1994
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Despite the efficacy of shunt surgery in the treatment of variceal bleeding, less effective nonoperative therapies are being substituted because surgical shunt does not modify survival and increases hepatic encephalopathy. However, the real impact of shunt surgery on the natural history of ascites a