Superior mesenteric vein to the right testicular vein shunt operation for jejunal varices bleeding associated with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a case report

Abstract Background Causes of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction include abdominal surgeries such as pancreaticoduodenectomy. We improved jejunal variceal bleeding due to extrahepatic portal vein occlusion after pancreaticoduodenectomy, by shunting of the testicular vein. Case presentation A 72-ye...

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Main Authors: Shohei Shiozaki, Yasuhiro Matsugu, Michinori Hamaoka, Tatsuro Ishimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2022-02-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01390-0
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