PROPHYLACTIC PORTACAVAL ANASTOMOSIS IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS WITH ESOPHAGEAL VARICES: A PROGRESS REPORT OF A CONTINUING STUDY

N Engl J Med. 1965 Jun 17:272:1255-63. doi: 10.1056/NEJM196506172722402.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices*
  • Esophagoscopy*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage*
  • Hemorrhage*
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis*
  • Liver Function Tests*
  • Mortality*
  • Portacaval Shunt, Surgical*
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Research Report*