The ultrasonic demonstration of portacaval and interposition mesocaval shunts
- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 69 (11) , 673-675
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800691114
Abstract
This study demonstrates direct as well as indirect ultrasonic signs of shunt patency in 11 patients with end-to-side portacaval or prosthetic interposition mesocaval shunts. The shunt was visualized in 8 of the 11 patients. Dilation of the inferior vena cava was demonstrated in 7 out of 11 patients, and an increased diameter of the superior mesenteric vein was observed in all of the 7 patients with a mesocaval shunt.Keywords
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