of saline solution. Figure 2 Diagrammatic Representation of the Operative Procedure Described as a "Double" Portacaval Shunt, Which Accomplishes Both Portal and Hepatic Decompression. Naturally ...

The existence of portal vein thrombosis (23 patients) or surgical central portosystemic shunt (10 patients ... thrombectomy and dismantling of portacaval shunts were achieved in most cases ...