After portacaval shunt in Case 6, and after improvement in liver function in Case 18, both were able to secrete free acid in response to histamine. On the other hand, Case 20 produced free gastric ...
PATIENTS with cirrhosis and varices often die after esophageal hemorrhage. In a retrospective analysis of the records of 106 patients appearing in the years 1918–1938 only 30 per cent survived for a ...