Natural/spontaneous shunts in non‐cirrhotic portal fibrosis

J. B. DILAWARI, Y. K. CHAWLA, S. T. CHARI

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Abstract

Large natural/spontaneous shunts on splenoportovenography were demonstrated in 10 of 93 patients with non‐cirrhotic portal fibrosis. There was significantly less bleeding in patients with spontaneous shunt than in those having no shunt. Large oesophageal varices (grade III‐IV) were seen more frequently in patients without spontaneous shunt.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)215-219
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume4
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1989

Keywords

  • non‐cirrhotic portal fibrosis
  • portal hypertension
  • portosystemic shunts
  • spontaneous shunts
  • varices

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hepatology
  • Gastroenterology

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