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Reflecting on the use of portosystemic shunts in the treatment of variceal bleeding associated with portal hypertension, it has become obvious that reduction of portal venous pressure addresses only one facet of the overall problem in patients with severely diseased livers. With limited hepatic reserve, selection of a particular portal decompression procedure for an individual patient may have a significant effect on that patient’s survival freedom from variceal hemorrhage, quality of life as determined by the absence of hepatic encephalopathy, and candidacy for subsequent liver transplantation. |
