Portacaval Shunt, Surgical

"Portacaval Shunt, Surgical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Surgical portasystemic shunt between the portal vein and inferior vena cava.

Descriptor ID	D011167
MeSH Number(s)	E04.035.760.755 E04.100.814.868.937.790
Concept/Terms	Portacaval Shunt, Surgical Portacaval Shunt, Surgical Surgical Portacaval Shunt Portacaval Shunt Portacaval Shunts Shunt, Portacaval Shunts, Portacaval Shunt, Surgical Portacaval Portacaval Shunts, Surgical Shunts, Surgical Portacaval Surgical Portacaval Shunts Eck Fistula Fistula, Eck Portacaval Anastomosis Anastomoses, Portacaval Anastomosis, Portacaval Portacaval Anastomoses

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Portacaval Shunt, Surgical".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Anastomosis, Surgical [E04.035]
Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical [E04.035.760]
Portacaval Shunt, Surgical [E04.035.760.755]
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures [E04.100]
Vascular Surgical Procedures [E04.100.814]
Vascular Grafting [E04.100.814.868]
Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical [E04.100.814.868.937]
Portacaval Shunt, Surgical [E04.100.814.868.937.790]

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