Publications by authors named "Robert C Sheley"
Purpose: To present preliminary results of an inferior vena cava (IVC)-to-portal vein shunt (PIPS) that is created through the caudate lobe of the liver.
Methods: Sixteen patients (13 men; mean age 50 years, range 32-63) were referred for PIPS procedures because of bleeding varices (n = 11), intractable ascites (n = 4), and hepatorenal syndrome (n = 1). The severity of liver disease was Child's B in 2 and Child's C in 14.