Prophylactic Portacaval Shunts
Authors: HAROLD O. CONN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1969)

Editorials1 April 1969Prophylactic Portacaval ShuntsHAROLD O. CONN, M.D.HAROLD O. CONN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-70-4-859 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is no easy task to pick one's way from truth to truth through besetting errors.PETER MERE LATHAMThe final report of the Boston Inter-Hospital Liver Group (BILG) study of prophylactic portacaval shunt in this issue of the ANNALS (1) is a landmark in clinical investigation. It illustrates a number of new and necessary trends in use by investigators who study patients.First, this project was designed to come to grips with one of the most controversial problems of medicine. It does not concern itself with peripheral aspects of portal hypertension but faces directly the core issues:Can portal...References1. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: HAROLD O. CONN, M.D.Affiliations: Department of Internal Medicine Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Conn. Veterans Administration Hospital West Haven, Conn. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byManagement of Esophageal Variceal BleedingPortal Hypertension and Portacaval Shunt**Supported by NIH Grants A3048, A5919, AM07315, AM07511, AM1228, AM19875, AM12280, AM17103, and DK41920.Prophylactic portacaval anastomosis in cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices and ascites 1 April 1969Volume 70, Issue 4Page: 859-864KeywordsHand strengthLiverPortal hypertension ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1969 PDF downloadLoading ...