Portacaval Shunt and Hyperlipidemia
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 113 (1) , 71-74
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1978.01370130073012
Abstract
• The use of a completely diverting portacaval shunt for the purpose of lowering the serum concentration of cholesterol and low-density lipoproteins is reviewed and a recommendation provided that such a shunt for hyperlipidemia should be considered for type II individuals. (Arch Surg113:71-74, 1978)Keywords
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