EFFECTS OF MASSIVE INTESTINAL RESECTION AND SPLENECTOMY ON PORTAL PRESSURE AND THORACIC DUCT LYMPH. AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

A Ismail, N El-Banna

Abstract


The effect of m ave mte tina! re ection (MIR)
alone and when combined with plenectomy, on
portal pre ure lllld thoracic duct lymph (TDL) now,
lllld protein content, was experimentally studied in
a series of 12 dogs with created presinusoidal portal
obstruction. MIR was associated with a significant
drop in the portal pressure and TDL now, and significant
increase in TDL protein content. When splenectomy
wa added, more reduction of the portal
pressure and TDL now was obtained. The significance
of these finding is discussed in relation to the
hemo- and lymphodynamic changes in presinusoidal
portal obstruction .


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