The Portosystemic Shunt for the Control of Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhotic Patients: Past and Present

<div>(a) and (b). Preoperative splenoportography (SPG) with the splenic vein (SV) angiomegaly in portal hypertension (PHT) with permeable portal trunk (PV—portal vein) and hepatogram of hepatic cirrhosis (<i>E. Brătucu</i>—Private collection).</div>

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Figure 1: The Portosystemic Shunt for the Control of Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhotic Patients: Past and Present 