| Theme |
Treatment for Portal Hypertension : Update |
| Title |
Surgical Procedures for Portal Hypertension |
| Author |
Masayuki Ohta |
Department of Surgery I, Oita University Faculty of Medicine |
| Author |
Hidetoshi Eguchi |
Department of Surgery I, Oita University Faculty of Medicine |
| Author |
Teijiro Hirashita |
Department of Surgery I, Oita University Faculty of Medicine |
| Author |
Yuichiro Kawano |
Department of Surgery I, Oita University Faculty of Medicine |
| Author |
Seigo Kitano |
Department of Surgery I, Oita University Faculty of Medicine |
| [ Summary ] |
Currently, surgical procedures for esophagogastric varices are considered to be supplementary to endoscopic treatments and interventional radiology. There is controversy as to which treatment for hypersplenism is better, splenectomy or partial splenic embolization. Now, a relatively frequent surgical procedures for portal hypertension are Hassabʼs operation and splenectomy. Recently, opportunities to laparoscopically perform these procedures have increased. |