Objective: To define the long-term characteristics, prognostic factors, and outcomes of patients undergoing selective splenorenal shunting procedures for portal hypertension-induced recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective evaluation of a prospectively collected data set.
Results: From June 1971 through May 2005, 507 Warren-Zeppa shunts were performed at a single institution.