Hassab's Decongestion Operation
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. It has proved to be one of the most effective operations to treat bleeding varices and is used widely to treat such patients.
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