Surgery for portal hypertension in children: A 12year review

Background. Portal hypertension is a common and potentially devastating condition in children. Notwithstanding advances in the nonsurgical management of portal hypertension, surgery remains an important treatment modality in select patients. We report here on our experience in the past 12 years.Obje...

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Main Authors: N Patel, A Grieve, J Hiddema, J Botha, J Loveland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12132/8308