SURGICAL PORTASYSTEMIC SHUNT
\sˈɜːd͡ʒɪkə͡l pˌɔːtɐsɪstˈɛmɪk ʃˈʌnt], \sˈɜːdʒɪkəl pˌɔːtɐsɪstˈɛmɪk ʃˈʌnt], \s_ˈɜː_dʒ_ɪ_k_əl p_ˌɔː_t_ɐ_s_ɪ_s_t_ˈɛ_m_ɪ_k ʃ_ˈʌ_n_t]\
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Surgical venous shunt between the portal and systemic circulation to effect decompression of the portal circulation. It is performed primarily in the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices resulting from portal hypertension. Types of shunt include portacaval, splenorenal, mesocaval, splenocaval, left gastric-caval (coronary-caval), portarenal, umbilicorenal, and umbilicocaval.
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