Prophylactic portacaval anastomosis in cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices and ascites. Experimental design and preliminary results

Am J Surg. 1969 May;117(5):656-61. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(69)90401-2.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Ascites / complications*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / complications*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / complications
  • Hemorrhage
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Portal / complications
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications
  • Liver Cirrhosis / surgery*
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Portacaval Shunt, Surgical* / mortality
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Prognosis