Christophi C, Dudley F, McInnes I E
Monash University Department of Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
Aust N Z J Surg. 1991 Apr;61(4):316-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00220.x.
The surgical treatment of benign bile duct stricture with portal hypertension may be hazardous and, in some cases, involve a 2-stage procedure. An initial porta-systemic shunt is performed followed by surgical correction of the stricture at a second operation. The use of veno-venous bypass, as described, provides a temporary porta-systemic shunt, allowing a 1-stage repair of the stricture to be carried out.