Pre- and postoperative imaging of the Rex shunt in children: what radiologists should know

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 May;198(5):1032-7. doi: 10.2214/AJR.11.7963.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this article is to illustrate the imaging features of patients with extrahepatic portal venous obstruction who are evaluated before or after a Rex shunt surgery.

Conclusion: The Rex shunt is a potentially curative surgical procedure that reestablishes physiologic hepatopetal portal flow. It is typically accomplished by interposing a vascular conduit between the superior mesenteric vein to the still patent intrahepatic portal venous system. This procedure results in resolution of portal hypertension.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnostic Imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Portal / diagnosis*
  • Hypertension, Portal / physiopathology
  • Hypertension, Portal / surgery*
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Portal Vein* / physiopathology
  • Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / methods*
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis