• It is performed percutaneously through the jugular vein and involves the creation of an intrahepatic shunt between the hepatic vein and portal vein. (bvsalud.org)
  • Trends in nontherapeutic laparotomy rates in patients undergoing surgical therapy for hepatic colorectal metastases. (dnahelix.com)
  • During angiography, a catheter is placed selectively via either the transjugular or transfemoral route into the hepatic vein to measure portal pressure. (medscape.com)
  • A type of surgical portasystemic shunt to reduce portal hypertension with associated complications of esophageal varices and ascites. (bvsalud.org)
  • Should patients endure surgical procedure at the moment or wait till some disease turns into radiologically evident Novel strategies for native ablation have been developed with a objective of accelerating the variety of sufferers eligible for local, doubtlessly curative remedy. (dnahelix.com)
  • The procedure can be performed in patients who have failed sclerotherapy and is an additional option to the surgical techniques of portocaval, mesocaval, and splenorenal shunts. (bvsalud.org)