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In medicine, a distal splenorenal shunt procedure (DSRS), also splenorenal shunt procedure and Warren shunt, [1] is a surgical procedure in which the distal splenic vein (a part of the portal venous system) is attached to the left renal vein (a part of the systemic venous system).
Much of the spleen's protective roles can be maintained if a small amount of spleen can be left behind. [17] Where clinically appropriate, attempts are now often made to perform either surgical subtotal (partial) splenectomy, [ 18 ] or partial splenic embolization . [ 19 ]
The CPT code revisions in 2013 were part of a periodic five-year review of codes. Some psychotherapy codes changed numbers, for example 90806 changed to 90834 for individual psychotherapy of a similar duration. Add-on codes were created for the complexity of communication about procedures.
Embolization refers to the passage and lodging of an embolus within the bloodstream. It may be of natural origin (pathological), in which sense it is also called embolism, for example a pulmonary embolism; or it may be artificially induced (therapeutic), as a hemostatic treatment for bleeding or as a treatment for some types of cancer by deliberately blocking blood vessels to starve the tumor ...
Splenic artery embolization is a minimally invasive procedure and, where successful, avoids splenectomy. If an individual's spleen is enlarged, as is frequent in mononucleosis , most physicians will advise against activities (such as contact sports ) where injury to the abdomen could be catastrophic.
spleen [13] lung [14] [15] kidney [16] spinal cord [17] liver [18] intercostal space [19] iris [20] spermatic cord [21] extremities – arm, shoulder, etc. AVMs may occur in isolation or as a part of another disease (for example, Sturge-Weber syndrome or hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia). [22] AVMs have been shown to be associated with ...
A U.K. woman is recounting how she had cancer so severe that she began planning her own funeral — before she underwent "the mother of all surgeries" and came out cancer-free.
Embolization, blocking off of the hemorrhaging vessels, is a newer and less invasive treatment. [3] When surgery is needed, the spleen can be surgically repaired in a few cases, but splenectomy is still the primary surgical treatment, and has the highest success rate of all treatments.