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Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical
Tree Number(s)
E04.035.760.835
E04.100.814.868.937.870
Unique ID
D013164
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013164
Scope Note
Anastomosis of splenic vein to renal vein to relieve portal hypertension.
Entry Version
SPLENORENAL SHUNT SURG
Entry Term(s)
Shunt, Surgical Splenorenal
Splenorenal Shunt
Surgical Splenorenal Shunt
Previous Indexing
Esophageal and Gastric Varices/surgery (1966-1980)
Hypertension, Portal/surgery (1966-1980)
Renal Veins/surgery (1966-1980)
Splenic Vein/surgery (1966-1980)
Public MeSH Note
88; was see under PORTASYSTEMIC SHUNT, SURGICAL 1981-87
History Note
88(81); was see under PORTASYSTEMIC SHUNT, SURGICAL 1981-87
Date Introduced
1988/01/01
Last Updated
2010/06/25
Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical Preferred
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