Category 4, Items 34–38
Distal splenorenal shunt
Hepatic transplantation
Portacaval shunt
Sugiura–Futagawa procedure
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)
Item 34. Patient with portal hypertension and Child’s C liver failure
Item 35. Patient with portal hypertension and massive ascites awaiting transplantation
Item 36. Acute Budd–Chiari syndrome
Item 37. Portal hypertension in patient with extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis and prior splenectomy
Item 38. Patient with multiple prior variceal hemorrhages complicated by encephalopathy
For the 5 items above select the one lettered phrase that is most closely associated with each one. For the critique of Items 34 to 38, see page 465.
Footnotes
(Reproduced by permission from SESAP No. 10 1999–2001 Syllabus Volume 1. For enrolment in the Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program, please apply to the American College of Surgeons, 633 North St. Clair St., Chicago IL 60611, USA.)