Date of Award
1966
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Medical
First Advisor
Edwin H. Hllison
Second Advisor
Thomas Wall
Third Advisor
Joseph Kuzma
Fourth Advisor
Konrad Soergel
Abstract
In 1877 Lautenbach indicated, erroneously as it transpired, that hepatic failure was inevitable in dogs after portal vein occlusion. Eck, however, very quickly demonstrated that the portal vein in dogs could be ligated with impunity if an anastomosis was created between the splanchnic end of the occluded portal vein and the inferior vena cava, thereby shunting the portal blood directly into the systemic circulation. A quarter century elapsed before Tansin introduced the experimental equivalent of the modern end to side portocaval shunt by dividing the portal vein obliquely and suturing the splanchnic end of this vessel into the anterior wall of the vena cava. A further decade elapsed before Franke devised the experimental side to side portocaval shunt without ligation of the portal vein.
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Recommended Citation
Marks, Charles, "The Pathologic Anatomy of Portal Hypertension" (1966). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 5735.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/5735