Comparisons between Portosystemic Shunting Modalities in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension

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Don’t Shun the Shunt: Surgical Portosystemic Shunts in the Era of TIPS and Liver Transplantation

“…In this issue of Liver Research -Open Journal (LROJ) Nazyrov et al documents 50-years of experience of portosystemic shunt surgery, comparing the two distinct surgical techniques. 1 It is refreshing that the results of porto-systemic shunt operations are being reviewed by these authors in this issue of LROJ. In a large series of 925 patients, Nazyrov et al looked at the survival and symptomatic improvements of these operations.…”