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Gondolesi GE y col. La importancia del intesꢁno en la producción de asciꢁs. Rev Argent Cir. 2024;116(3):215-224
vein to the vena cava), so we considered the idea of cases to beꢄer describe the proposed pathophysiology.
using the splenic vein as distal end instead. This novel
In conclusion, preportal superior mesenteric
shunt between the superior mesenteric vein collateral vein hypertension causes ascites and intesꢀnal failure
vein and the splenic vein, first described in the literature in the seꢅng of normal liver and spleen funcꢀon and
and decided upon aꢃer a thorough discussion, allows size. The possibility of adopꢀng a surgical soluꢀon
for the diversion of flow to a lower pressure venous such as the one presented in this report would be
system, necessitaꢀng the use of a shorter vascular graꢃ. determined by a mulꢀdisciplinary approach. This
Furthermore, the indirect sucꢀon effect generated by clinical experience is intended to demonstrate the
diaphragm movements throughout the respiratory value of accepꢀng the concept of the liver-intesꢀne
cycle enhances blood flow to the portal system23,24
,
unit within the medical and surgical community and to
despite the construcꢀon of a shunt in a superior and introduce a new procedure to the surgical community.
anterior-to-posterior direcꢀon. Understanding the The idea of considering the role of the intesꢀne, and
limitaꢀons of a simple case report, we hope that it not just the liver, in the producꢀon of ascites should be
will serve to sꢀmulate the scienꢀfic community, raise incorporated into future teaching, research, and daily
awareness, produce research models and other similar clinical pracꢀce.
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