A new procedure for management of extrahepatic portal obstruction. Proximal splenic-left intrahepatic portal shunt

V. T. Chen, J. Wei and Y. C. Liu
Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.

For management of obstruction of the extrahepatic portal trunk in patients with healthy livers, we designed an end-to-side anastomosis between the proximal splenic vein and the umbilical portion of the left intrahepatic portal vein and performed a splenectomy to relieve portal hypertension, treat hypersplenism, and restore hepatic portal flow. To our knowledge, no other procedure more adeptly restores original hepatic blood flow. Creation of an anastomosis between the coronary vein and umbilical portion of the left intrahepatic portal vein is an alternative method.