Practicals · Surgical Gastroenterology · Portal Hypertension
Portocaval shunt
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- perform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)
- Also called
- side-to-side portocaval shunt
Videos and resources
- VideoAsvide: Laparoscopic Limited Portacaval Shunt... - YouTube
- VideoEnd to side portocaval anastomosis for portal hypertension and bleeding varices2:08
- +44 more links
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Portocaval / Mesocaval shunt” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 16)
“portocaval-side to side” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 11)
“Perform portosystemic shunts: portocaval, mesocaval, splenorenal and their variants.” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 14)