Preoperative imaging of left portal vein at the Rex recess for Rex shunt formation using wedged hepatic vein carbon dioxide portography

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2043-2047

  Puppala, Sapna ^a   Patel, Jai ^a   Woodley, Helen ^a   Alizai, Naved Kamal ^a   Kessel, David ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Portal hypertension; Portal vein; Portography; Rex shunt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; PORTAL PHLEBOGRAPHY; PORTAL VEIN; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REX SHUNT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEDGED HEPATIC VEIN CARBON DIOXIDE PORTOGRAPHY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; HYPERSPLENISM; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; MESENTERIC VEINS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PORTAL VEIN; PORTASYSTEMIC SHUNT, SURGICAL; PORTOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 70350072124     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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