[The specific aspects of portal hemodynamics and surgical correction of liver cirrhosis complications in Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome].

Cruveilhier--Baumgarten syndrome (CBS) was revealed in 6 of 35 patients with portal hypertension. Esophageal veins varicosis was revealed in 5 patients with CBS, in 4 of them the hemorrhage have occurred. The portal system encephalopathy was not observed. The peculiarities of blood flow in a portal vein system while CBS were studied according to data obtained by ultrasonic dopplerography. The authors do not recommend the umbilical vein usage while portocaval anastomosis forming.