Hassab's decongestion operation
Hassab's decongestion operation is an elective surgical procedure to treat esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension as a result of cirrhosis of the liver. It was created by Dr. Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab, a professor of surgery at Alexandria University in Egypt. Procedure
The approach is abdominal. Splenectomy
 Devascularization of the distal 7 cm of the esophagus
 Devascularization of the proximal part of the stomach
 Vagotomy and pyeloroplasty

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Digestive system surgery