Acute changes in cerebral blood flow and metabolism during portasystemic shunting | Zendy

Jalan Rajiv | Zendy; Newby David E. | Zendy; Damink Steven W.M. Olde | Zendy; Redhead Doris N. | Zendy; Hayes Peter C. | Zendy; Lee Alistair | Zendy

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Acute changes in cerebral blood flow and metabolism during portasystemic shunting

Author(s) -

Jalan Rajiv,

Newby David E.,

Damink Steven W.M. Olde,

Redhead Doris N.,

Hayes Peter C.,

Lee Alistair

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

liver transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.814

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1527-6473

pISSN - 1527-6465

DOI - 10.1053/jlts.2001.22181

Subject(s) - medicine , shunting , cirrhosis , cerebral blood flow , shunt (medical) , cerebral edema , blood flow , cardiology , radiology , surgery

This report describes the instantaneous changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF), determined by intravascular ultrasound and Doppler, in a patient with cirrhosis undergoing placement of a transjugular intrahepatic stent‐shunt for uncontrolled variceal bleeding. Acute changes in CBF were observed during and after portasystemic shunting, which culminated in cerebral edema and cerebral herniation.

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