Should the Presence of Spontaneous Portosystemic Shunts Be Implemented to the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score for a Better Prediction of Outcome? Maeva Guillaume, Christophe Bureau Gastroenterology Volume 154, Issue 6, Pages 1569-1571 (May 2018) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.03.035 Copyright © 2018 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Main spontaneous portosystemic shunts observed in patients with cirrhosis. (1) Para esophageal varices, (2) esophageal varices, (3) posterior gastric veins, (4) short gastric vein, (5) left gastric vein, (6) gastrorenal shunt, (7) splenorenal shunt, (8) IMV caval shunt, (9) mesenteric varices, (10) mesocaval shunt, (11) paraumbilical vein, (12) inferior epigastric vein, and (13) rectal varices. ICV, inferior caval vein; IMV, inferior mesenteric vein; PV, portal vein; SCV, superior caval vein; SMV, superior mesenteric vein; SV, splenic vein. (Illustration by Dr Emmanuel Lagier). Gastroenterology 2018 154, 1569-1571DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2018.03.035) Copyright © 2018 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions