Figure 1 Effects of "Double" Portacaval Shunt on the Accumulation of Ascites ... From the Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, and the Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital.
the patient was admitted to the hospital for surgery and a double portacaval shunt was constructed. This resulted in a rapid and total dissipation of the ascites, and he was discharged on August 8 ...
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 ...