Mitra S K, Kumar V, Datta D V, Rao P N, Sandhu K, Singh G K, Sodhi J S, Pathak I C
J Pediatr Surg. 1978 Feb;13(1):51-7. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(78)80212-7.
Among 70 children with extrahepatic portal hypertension, more than 350 episodes of bleeding occurred. Of the 32 children who were not operated upon, six (19%) died of bleeding. Twelve children in the nonoperated group are thriving and well, although six of them have rebled 1-2 times. The operated group of 38 children had a total of 43 procedures. Central splenorenal and cavomesenteric anastomosis prevented further bleeding in 10 of 12 cases in which follow-up is available. Operative mortality was 24%, the majority of which were in emergency procedures.
