How To Prevent And Treat Portal Hypertension

Surgery

There are few different surgical remedies to portal hypertension, the first of which is devascularization. This procedure is done when the bleeding of the varices cannot be controlled through the use of the TIPS procedure. It involves disconnecting the esophagus and the stomach from the portal system. Another surgical solution is a liver transplant, which is done when the liver is not functioning properly, and all other procedures have failed to control portal hypertension and the complications associated with it. A liver transplant can give a person a new lease on life. The liver can come from two places. A living donor, usually a relative or friend, may be able to donate part of their liver to the patient. Then, over the next few weeks, the livers will grow to normal size. The other kind of donor is a deceased donor. This means the patient has to wait until someone dies and is a match for them. Then, that individual’s whole liver can be transplanted into the patient. There is a waiting list established for this kind of donor. As a patient becomes iller, they rise further up the donor list. This means the sickest patients typically get transplanted livers first.