Prognosis after portocaval anastomosis: a 15-year follow-up.

The British journal of surgery ·Vol. 62 ·No. 9 ·1975-09-00 ·Pages 701-6

Windle R, Peacock JH

Abstract

A 15-year follow-up of 57 patients who underwent portocaval anastomosis is reported. Twenty-seven patients were still alive and the progress of these and of those who died is followed. The young cryptogenic cirrhotic with no encephalopathy, normal liver function tests and absence of portal vein mural thrombus at the time of operation is best benefited. The only factor from the series to suggest a poor prognosis is deterioration in liver function in the post-jaundice cirrhotic, and the development of encephalopathy in cryptogenic cirrhotics suggests a poor long term prognosis, but its onset is not related to the time before death.

MeSH Terms

Adolescent Adult Age Factors Alcohol Drinking Alkaline Phosphatase/blood Bilirubin/blood Brain Diseases/complications Child Female Follow-Up Studies Hemorrhage/complications Humans Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary/surgery Liver Diseases/complications,mortality Liver Function Tests Male Middle Aged Peptic Ulcer/complications Portacaval Shunt, Surgical Portal Vein Postoperative Complications/mortality Prognosis Thrombosis/surgery

Chemicals

Alkaline Phosphatase Bilirubin

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Windle R

Peacock J H

Article Info

Journal

The British journal of surgery

Abbr.

Br J Surg

ISSN

0007-1323

DOI

10.1002/bjs.1800620908

Published

1975-09-00

Pages

701-6

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0372553

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800620908 View journal details

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