Practicals · Surgical Gastroenterology · Portal Hypertension
Mesocaval shunt
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- perform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)
- Also called
- H-graft mesocaval shunt
Videos and resources
- VideoHow to do a Mesocaval Shunt5:25
- VideoEp.128 Mesocaval shunt2:39
- +33 more links
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Portocaval / Mesocaval shunt” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 16)
“Perform portosystemic shunts: portocaval, mesocaval, splenorenal and their variants.” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 14)