Portal Hypertension

The Usefulness of Distal Splenorenal Shunt in Children with Portal Hypertension for the Treatment of Severe Thrombocytopenia and Leukopenia

“…Liver transplantation not only relieves portal hypertension but also treats the underlying liver disease [6]. Therefore, today, shunt surgery is becoming the exception rather than the rule [7]. However, there are still problems that can be resolved only by shunt surgery, i.e., severe hypersplenism and massive splenomegaly in patients who do not need transplantation.…”