TY  - JOUR
T1  - Invited critique: Distal splenorenal shunt
AU  - Henderson J
Y1  - 1999/04/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.134.4.420
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 420
EP  - 420
VL  - 134
IS  - 4
N2  - 
Child class A and B patients with recurrent variceal bleeding were candidates for DSRS, and as reported in other surgical series, the authors achieved a low operative mortality rate (6.2%) and good long-term survival rates, 86% at 1 year and 74% at 5 years. The rebleeding rate was 6.8%, the encephalopathy rate was 14.9%, and the transplantation rate was 13.6%, with a median follow-up time of approximately 5 years, indicating what can be achieved in a highly selected group of patients.

SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.134.4.420
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.134.4.420
ER  -