Prior Esophagogastric Devascularization Followed by Splenectomy for Liver Cirrhosis with Portal Hypertension: A Modified Laparoscopic Technique

<div>Diagram of modified LSED. (a) The <i>vasa brevia</i> is too short and not easy to identify. (b) After devascularization, especially the division of gastric posterior veins, the <i>vasa brevia</i> is more obvious and the ligaments looser.</div>

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

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Figure 3: Prior Esophagogastric Devascularization Followed by Splenectomy for Liver Cirrhosis with Portal Hypertension: A Modified Laparoscopic Technique 

Figure 3 | Prior Esophagogastric Devascularization Followed by Splenectomy for Liver Cirrhosis with Portal Hypertension: A Modified Laparoscopic Technique 