portacaval shunt मीनिंग इन हिंदी

Cirrhotic patients with portacaval shunts who have esophageal varices ( or any upper GI bleed ) can suffer ammonium intoxication which may lead to coma.

संज्ञा.

shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver