## Abstract The selective left gastric-caval shunt is, in theory, one of the better procedures in the surgical treatment of portal hypertension. We have performed a modification of the previously described technique utilizing an internal jugular vein autograft in 4 patients who had had more than on
Use of the left internal jugular vein approach in endomyocardial biopsy
β Scribed by Hauptman, Paul J. ;Selwyn, Andrew P. ;Cooper, Christopher J.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 181 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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β¦ Synopsis
Endomyocardial biopsy is conventionally performed by accessing the right internal jugular vein. The alternative approach is via the femoral veins. We describe the safe and effective use of the left internal jugular vein with a standard Caves-Schulz bioptome.
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