Research Article
Understanding the Pathophysiology of Portosystemic Shunt by Simulation Using an Electric Circuit
Table 1
Reported case summary of portosystemic shunt according to shunt blockade type and location.
| | Authors | Liver cirrhosis | Shunt location | Block site (modality) | Result |
| | Hiraoka et al. [8] | No | Intrahepatic | Inflow (embolization) | Collapsed | | Lee et al. [9] | No | Intrahepatic | Inflow (embolization) | Collapsed | | Chagnon et al. [10] | No | Intrahepatic | Shunt per se (resection) | Collapsed | | Lee et al. [9] | No | Intrahepatic | Shunt per se (embolization) | Collapsed | | Shimoda et al. [11] | Yes | Extrahepatic | Shunt per se (surgical closure) | Collapsed | | Cauchy et al. [12] | Yes | Extrahepatic | Shunt per se (surgical closure) | Persistent | | Machida et al. [13] | No | Intrahepatic | Outflow (graft insertion) | Collapsed | | Kwon et al. [7] | No | Intrahepatic | Outflow (surgical closure) | Collapsed | | Seman et al. [14] | Yes | Extrahepatic | Outflow (surgical closure) | Persistent | | Hara et al. [15] | No | Intrahepatic (patent ductus venosus) | Outflow (surgical closure) | Persistent |
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