Clinical Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2005; 11(29): 4552-4559
Published online Aug 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i29.4552
Table 1 Patients treated with PSS
Types of operationCases
Portacaval shunt (PCS)14
Portacaval shunt with prosthetic H-graft (PCS-H)25
Mesocaval shunt (MCS)66
Inferior mesocaval shunt (IMCS)26
Splenorenal shunt (SRS)12
Juxtal splenocaval shunt (SCS)16
Branch of mesenterico-caval shunt (BMCS)5
Inferior meso-left renal vein shunt2
Colonic media vein-caval shunt1
Total167
Table 2 Patients treated with selective shunt (SS)
Types of operationCases
Distal splenocaval shunt (DSCS)42
Distal splenorenal shunt (DSRS)16
Coronary vein-caval shunt4
Total62
Table 3 Changes of free portal pressure (FPP) in three types of operation (mean±SD)
Types of operationCasesPre-operation (kPa)Post-operation (kPa)
Portaazygous disconnection (PAD)813.78±0.503.26±0.57
PSS (diameter of anastomotic524.29±0.803.11±0.63
stoma in 8–12 mm)
PSS (diameter of anastomotic423.91±0.483.12±0.46
stoma in 6–8 mm)
Selective shunt (SS)623.85±0.593.26±0.45