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Hepatic encephalopathy due to extrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Author(s) -
Sazumi Yosuke,
Nishimura Yoshito,
Otsuka Yuki,
Mizuta Yuki,
Nakano Yasuhiro,
Sakae Hiroyuki,
Otsuka Fumio
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2986
Subject(s) - medicine , portosystemic shunt , hepatic encephalopathy , encephalopathy , shunt (medical) , hemodynamics , transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt , radiology , portal hypertension , gastroenterology , cirrhosis
Clinicians should recognize extrahepatic portosystemic shunt as a cause of refractory or intermittent hepatic encephalopathy. Treatment strategies should be individualized according to patients' anatomic and hemodynamic status.

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