Surgical Portasystemic Shunt

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.

Also Known As:

Portosystemic Shunt; Portosystemic Shunts; Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical; Portasystemic Shunt; Shunt, Surgical Portasystemic; Shunt, Surgical Portosystemic; Surgical Portosystemic Shunt; Portasystemic Shunts; Portasystemic Shunts, Surgical; Portosystemic Shunts, Surgical; Shunt, Portasystemic; Shunt, Portosystemic; Shunts, Portasystemic; Shunts, Portosystemic; Shunts, Surgical Portasystemic; Shunts, Surgical Portosystemic; Surgical Portasystemic Shunts; Surgical Portosystemic Shunts; Portosystemic Shunt, Surgical

Operative Surgical Procedures: 35827
- Surgical Anastomosis: 155
  - Surgical Portasystemic Shunt: 3481
- Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures: 39
  - Vascular Surgical Procedures: 4210
    - Vascular Grafting: 55
      - Surgical Portasystemic Shunt: 3481

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