Red cell survival in patients with nonalcoholic liver cirrhosis before and after distal splenorenal shunt

Long-term effects of distal splenorenal

Long-term effects of distal splenorenal shunt on hepatic hemodynamics and liver function in patients with cirrhosis: Importance of reversal of portal blood flow

✍ Dr. Antonio M. Lacy; Miguel Navasa; Rosa Gilabert; Concepción Brü; Juan C. Garcí 📂 Article 📅 1992 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 826 KB

We studied 23 patients with cirrhosis who had undergone retroperitoneal distal splenorenal shunt without portal-azygos disconnection more than 2 yr earlier. We investigated the suitability of the Doppler technique (ultrasound + Doppler) to assess the patency and blood flow direction through the port