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.

Procedure

The approach is abdominal.
  1. Splenectomy
  2. Devascularization of the distal 7 cm of the esophagaus
  3. Devascularization of the proximal part of the stomach
  4. Vagotomy and pyeloroplasty