portacaval

This method may also be helpful in confirming the patency/pcclusion of a portacaval shunt.

Early recognition of the condition is important since management may differ from that of cirrhosis, particularly if portacaval surgery is considered.

A portacaval shunt/ portal caval shunt is a treatment for high blood pressure in the liver.

Portacaval shunt surgery has not enjoyed great popularity because of the very high incidence of postoperative encephalopathy in the elderly.

Cirrhotic patients with portacaval shunts who have esophageal varices (or any upper GI bleed) can suffer ammonium intoxication which may lead to coma.

Portacaval anastomoses: Esophageal varices, gastric varices, anorectal varices (not to be confused with hemorrhoids), and caput medusae.

As a radical treatment for portal hypertension, surgical creation of a portacaval fistula produces an anastomosis between the hepatic portal vein and the inferior vena cava across the omental foramen (of Winslow).

A portacaval anastomosis (also known as portal systemic anastomosis or portal caval system) is a specific type of anastomosis that occurs between the veins of portal circulation and those of systemic circulation.

Portacaval anastomosis, by contrast, is an anastomosis between a vein of the portal circulation and a vein of the systemic circulation, which allows blood to bypass the liver in patients with portal hypertension, often resulting in hemorrhoids, esophageal varices, or caput medusae.

Before you take fat supplement, tell your doctor if you have any type of severe liver problems such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, high blood pressure inside the liver, brain or nervous system complications caused by severe liver damage, or if you have had a "portacaval shunt" placed in your body.