Use of gastrojugular shunt as minimally invasive portal systemic shunt before liver transplantation

VernacularTitle:一种新的、微创的外科分流术:胃颈静脉分流术
Author: Feng GAO ; Qian ZENG ; Xinchao YANG ; Fangming LIN ; Danni HUANG ; Hailong XUE
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Surgical shunts; Left gastric vein; Internal jugular vein
From: Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2015;21(6):415-417
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Surgical shunt is still an effective method in managing portal hypertension related gastrointestinal bleeding.To minimize the invasive trauma and adverse effect on transplantation remains to be the unsolved problem.Herein we present the use of a newly designed surgical shunt to cure massive refractory gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage in a patient,who was critically ill because of the extensive thrombus in portal venous system.The procedure is named gastrojugular shunt.For the sake of its simple operation and effective outcome,the procedure was performed on four other patients.All the patients were well treated and recovered uneventfully with good follow up results.