Bleeding esophageal varices: Who should receive a shunt?

Cleve Clin J Med. 2017 Mar;84(3):199-201. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.84a.15149.

Authors

Ghassoub Rifai¹, Zade Akras¹, Ibrahim A Hanouneh²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
² Minnesota Gastroenterology, Minneapolis, MN, USA. ibrahim.hanouneh@mngastro.com.

PMID: 28322674
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.84a.15149

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / etiology
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / surgery*
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery*
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Selection*
Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical*