Hassab's decongestion operation is an elective surgical procedure to treat esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension as a result of cirrhosis of the liver. It was created by Dr. Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab, a professor of surgery at Alexandria University in Egypt. __TOC__ Procedure The approach is abdominal. Splenectomy Devascularization of the distal 7 cm of the esophagus Devascularization of the proximal part of the stomach Vagotomy and pyeloroplasty
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