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Acute Variceal Bleeding

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Shunt Surgery<br />

• Child’s A and B cirrhosis with<br />

uncontrolled variceal bleeding<br />

• Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension<br />

related variceal bleeding<br />

• Effective in preventing re-bleeding, but<br />

higher rates of hepatic encelphalopathy<br />

Garcia-Tsao G et al. Hepatology 2009

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