Portal hypertension in a western Indian hospital.
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1994-10-01
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The profile of Portal Hypertension (PHT) in India is different from the west. Despite a good liver our patients are prone to die due to massive haematemesis as they are located far away from the referral centres. Drugs have a limited role and endoscopic sclerotherapy has its own limitations in our setting. Surgery (proximal lieno-renal shunt) is a one time treatment, removes the injury prone huge spleen and cures hypersplenism. We report our experience of 36 patients managed by this procedure.
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Patnaik PK. Portal hypertension in a western Indian hospital. Tropical Gastroenterology. 1994 Oct-Dec; 15(4): 208-12