Acute Variceal Bleeding
Acute Variceal Bleeding
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