• Liver Transplantation Centre, The First People’s Hospital of Kunming City and The Affiliated Ganmei Hospital of Kunming Medical College, Kunming 650011, China;
Export PDF Favorites Scan Get Citation

Objective  To review the advancement of surgical therapy for cavernous transformation of portal vein. Methods  The relevant literatures on therapy for cavernous transformation of portal vein in recent years were collected and reviewed. Results  The main symptoms of the patients are repeated haematemesis and hemafecia, hypersplenotrophy and hypersplenia. Most cases can be detected by ultrasonography or portal venography. Splenectomy and by-pass technique plus disconnection are the preferred operation. Conclusion  Therapy for cavernous transformation of portal vein will be further developed.

Citation: WANG Xinbo,TONG Zhongxun,LIU Wei,LI Li. Current Status of Surgical Therapy for Cavernous Transformation of Portal Vein. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2008, 15(12): 877-879. doi: Copy