Table II.
Findings in patients with splenorenal shunts and end-stage liver disease
| Pt. | Preoperative angiography |
Size (cm) | Intraoperative characteristics of portal vein |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portal perfusion | Warren shunt | Total bypass flow ml/min | Phlebosclerosis | Flow ml/min | ||
| 1 | Fair | Patent | 3500 | 1.5 | Present | 500 |
| 2 | Poor | Patent | 2000 | 1.2 | Present | ND |
| 3 | Poor | Patent | 2400 | 1.2 | Present | ND |
| 4 | — | — | 2400 | 1.2 | Present | ND |
Legend: ND, Nondetectable.