Effect of fibrin sealant during operation for late-stage portal hypertension caused by schistosomiasis / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the application effect of fibrin sealant(FS) during operation for late-stage portal hypertension caused by schistosomiasis.Methods From Jun,2003 to Jun,2005,92 cases of(late-stage) portal hypertension caused by schistosomiasis treated by portal-systemic disconn-ection(PSD)(operation) were divided into two groups,namely PSD group and PSD+FS group.The early complications such as fever and exudate in splenic fossa,as well as long term complications such as recurrent bleeding,(hypertensive) gastropathy were compared in the 2 groups,and encephalopathy were compared between 64 cases of patients with FS and 28 cases of patients without FS.Results The patients undergoing PSD+FS showed decreased the exudate in splenic fossa and fever(P0 05).Conclusions FS application during operation is effective in attenuating early and long term operative complications of portal hypertension caused by(schistosomiasis),and improving outcome of surgical treatment.