Current research of cavernous transformation of portal vein for children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4203.2012.02.014
- VernacularTitle:儿童门静脉海绵样变性的研究进展
- Author:
Dan ZHANG
;
Yajun CHEN
;
Tingchong ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cavernous transformation of portal vein;
Rex;
Liver blood supply;
Portosystemic shunting
- From:
International Journal of Surgery
2012;39(2):118-121
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Cavernous transformation of portal vein accounts for about 40％ in children portal hypertension.Compared with other causes of portal hypertension disease cavernous transformation of portal vein presents early age of disease onset,high risk of bleeding and normal liver function.Because the pathology is relatively simple and most children have no other diseases,so a reasonable treatment of the disease has decisive significance.The current concept for diagnosis and treatment of the disease is different between home and abroad,Controlling upper gastrointestinal bleeding is the main purpose in out country.Reliving hypersplenism,improving liver blood supply and quality of life are much important abroad,The article aims to summarize latest foreign literature to introduce latest research for the disease abroad.
