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  • Title: [Combined use of peritoneo-atrial shunting and endoscopic sclerotherapy of esophageal varicose veins in treating liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension and resistant ascites].
    Author: Vakhidov AV, Nazyrov FG, Strusskiĭ LP, Akilov KhA, Deviatov AV, Asabaev ASh.
    Journal: Klin Khir (1962); 1990; (9):3-5. PubMed ID: 2273775.
    Abstract:
    The authors in 39 patients with liver cirrhosis and intractable ascites performed peritoneoatrial shunting (PAS), in 16--PAS in combination with prophylactic endoscopic sclerotherapy (ES) of gastric varices (GV). Prophylactic use of ES before PAS permitted to reduce more than 3-fold the incidence of postoperative bleeding from EV.
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