Educational objectives

At the end of this lecture, participants will be able to:

• Describe pediatric portal hypertension and signs/symptoms of extra hepatic portal vein thrombosis (EHPVT)
• Recognize the benefit of the meso-rex bypass procedure in the treatment of pediatric portal hypertension and EHPVT
• List the advantages of early detection and treatment of pediatric portal hypertension and EHPVT

CME credit

This presentation is worth 0.75 Category 1 credits.

Author disclosures

This speaker has no relevant financial relationship with any commercial interest.

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