We clinically analysed 9 cases of portal hypertension pediatric patient with esophageal variceal bleeding who underwent shunt ioeration from January,1985 to J anuary, 1990, at the department of pediatric surgery, Seoul National University Childrens Hospital. The results were as follows; 1) The mean age at operations was 10 years (3 years 3 months-15 years 2 months). 2)The main initial sign, being the cause of visiting hospital, was splenomegaly (7/9). 3) The causes of portal hyoertensian were portal vein thrombosis (6/9), congenital hepatic fibrosis (2/9), and post hepatitic liver cirrhosis (1/9). 4) The methods of shunts were mainly, Warren shunts (8/9) and central splenorenal shunt (1/9). 5) There was one operative moitality case due to aggravation of preoperative renal failure and sepeis with DIC.