A Mazziotti, A Cavallari, L Antonini, R Bellusci, L Bolondi, V Papa, C Rossi, R A Roversi, L Solaini, G Vallania, L Possati
After having discussed the direct and indirect methods to control the patency of porto-systemic anastomoses, the Authors report on their series of 42 cases (28 side-to-side porto-cava shunts, 6 end-to-side porto-cava shunts, 6 spleno-renal shunts, 2 mesenterico-cava shunts) where the postop. control was carried out with portography, hepatic superselective arteriography in 29 cases, transcaval catheterism of the anastomosis in 6 patients, and pre-op., and post-op. echotomography in 15 cases. Portography revealed 39 cases of patent anastomosis and thrombotic occlusion in 3 cases...
April 15, 1981: Minerva Chirurgica