surgical portosystemic shunt meaning in English

《英文msh词典》Surgical Portosystemic Shunt
[入口词] Surgical Portosystemic Shunt
[主题词] Portasystemic Shunt,Surgical
[中文释义] 外科门体分流
[英文释义] Surgical venous shunt between the portal and systemic circulation to effect decompression of the portal circulation. It is performed primarily in the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices resulting from portal hypertension. Types of shunt include portacaval,splenorenal,mesocaval,splenocaval,left gastric-caval (coronary-caval),portarenal,umbilicorenal,and umbilicocaval.