Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt (TIPSS) modification in the management of post‐TIPSS refractory hepatic encephalopathy

BACKGROUND: Post‐transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt (TIPSS) hepatic encephalopathy (HE) can occur in up to one third of patients. In 5%, this can be refractory to optimal medical treatment and may require shunt modification. The efficacy of shunt modification has been poorly studied...

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Autori principali: Kochar, N, Tripathi, D, Ireland, H, Redhead, D N, Hayes, P C
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: BMJ Group 2006
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Liver
Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1860128/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16571635
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.2005.089482
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