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a portosystemic shunt between the portal vein and vena cava, done for treatment of portal hypertension.
Shunts diverting portal venous blood flow from the liver. (A), Portacaval shunt; (B), splenorenal shunt.
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Portacaval shunt — A portacaval shunt (or portal caval shunt) is a treatment for high blood pressure in the liver. A connection is made between the portal vein, which supplies 75% of the liver s blood, and the inferior vena cava, the vein that drains blood from the … Wikipedia
portacaval shunt — portacaval anastomosis … The new mediacal dictionary
portacaval shunt — noun shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver • Hypernyms: ↑shunt * * * noun : a surgical shunt by which the portal vein is made to empty into … Useful english dictionary
portacaval anastomosis — (portacaval shunt) 1. a surgical technique in which the hepatic portal vein is joined to the inferior vena cava. Blood draining from the abdominal viscera is thus diverted past the liver. It is used in the treatment of portal hypertension, since… … Medical dictionary
portacaval anastomosis — portacaval shunt 1) a surgical technique in which the hepatic portal vein is joined to the inferior vena cava. Blood draining from the abdominal viscera is thus diverted past the liver. It is used in the treatment of portal hypertension, since –… … The new mediacal dictionary
Shunt — 1) To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another. 2) A catheter (tube) that carries cerebrospinal fluid from a ventricle in the brain to another area of the body. A shunt may be placed to relieve pressure from… … Medical dictionary
Shunt (medical) — Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds In medicine, a shunt is a hole or a small passage which moves, or allows movement of fluid from one part of the body to another. The term may describe either congenital or acquired shunts; and… … Wikipedia
Анастомоз Портокавальный (Portacaval Anastomosis, Portacaval Shunt) — 1. Хирургический анастомоз между воротной веной печени и нижней полой веной. Кровь, отходящая от расположенных в брюшной полости органов, в этом случае, проходит, минуя печень. Этот вид анастомоза применяется в процессе лечения портальной… … Медицинские термины
postcaval shunt — portacaval s … Medical dictionary
portosystemic shunt — a surgically created shunt that connects the portal and systemic circulations, such as a mesocaval, portacaval, or splenorenal shunt, for treatment of portal hypertension. Called also portosystemic anastomosis … Medical dictionary
