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 esophagus
 * 3) Devascularization of the proximal part of the stomach
 * 4) Vagotomy and pyeloroplasty