A portosystemic shunt or portasystemic shunt (medical subject heading term) (PSS), also known as a liver shunt, is a bypass of the liver by the body's circulatory system.
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Examples for "portosystemic shunt "
1 Medical treatment was performed in all patients and portosystemic shunt in three.
2 The importance of obliterating huge portosystemic shunt during liver transplantation is obvious for successful ALDLT.
3 Background: Pulmonary dysfunctions including the hepatopulmonary syndrome and portosystemic shunt are important complications of hepatic cirrhosis.
4 However, the liver volume is not significantly correlated with portal blood flux and portosystemic shunt index.
5 We examined background factors such as age, biochemical test results, HCC occurrence and portosystemic shunt by computed tomography.
1 However, his liver function was normal, and no evidence of cirrhosis or portal - systemic shunt was noted.
1 Most puppies born with congenital liver shunts didn't live long, and she was now over two years old.
2 She was diagnosed with liver shunts after her second surgery, and her health issues just seemed to grow each year.
3 A blood test revealed that she had liver shunts and her blood was not being fully detoxified which was contributing to the stone formation.
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