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The effect of hepatic portal dissection on the portal vein structure in biliary atresia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8038506     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Superior mesenteric portograms were performed on 30 patients with biliary atresia (BA) at the time of initial portoenterostomy in 20, and at the stoma closure operation in 10. A withered-branch-shaped irregularity of the intrahepatic portal vein (PV) and collateral vessels were seen in 2 of 11 patients with portal pressures (PP) of 200 to 300 mmH2O; in 1 of 2 patients with PPs of over 300 mmH2O at the initial operation; and in 3 jaundice-free patients with PPs of 285, 320, and 305 mmH2O, respectively, at the stoma closure operation. Collaterals were the only abnormalities seen in two additional jaundice-free patients with PPs of 370 and 183 mmH2O, respectively. No anatomic changes in the extrahepatic PV at the porta hepatis were found on the portograms of either group of patients. Thus, we conclude that portal dissection itself does not affect the PV structure anatomically, a finding which has important implications in determining whether or not portoenterostomy adversely affects potential liver transplantation.
Authors:
R Ohi; Y Hayashi; N Endo; M Ibrahim; M Nio; M Goto; D Iwami
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Surgery today     Volume:  24     ISSN:  0941-1291     ISO Abbreviation:  Surg. Today     Publication Date:  1994  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-08-19     Completed Date:  1994-08-19     Revised Date:  2006-08-03    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9204360     Medline TA:  Surg Today     Country:  JAPAN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  318-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Biliary Atresia / surgery*
Child, Preschool
Collateral Circulation
Female
Humans
Liver Circulation
Male
Portal Pressure
Portal Vein / pathology*,  physiopathology,  surgery*
Portoenterostomy, Hepatic*

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