These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Retrograde Transcaval Obliteration for Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy with Multiple Intrahepatic Portosystemic Venous Shunts.
    Author: Omu R, Sato S, Nishimura A, Arii S, Ikeda Y, Uchida R, Nomura K, Sato S, Murata A, Shimada Y, Genda T.
    Journal: Intern Med; 2024 Apr 01; 63(7):969-973. PubMed ID: 37587044.
    Abstract:
    An intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt (IPSVS) is a rare vascular abnormality, particularly in patients without cirrhosis. An 80-year-old woman without a history of chronic liver disease was admitted to our hospital with hepatic encephalopathy. Computed tomography revealed multiple IPSVSs with two large shunts in segment 6. As conservative therapies were insufficient for treating the symptoms and reducing ammonia levels, retrograde transcaval obliteration was performed. The two large shunts were successfully embolized using detachable coils. Consequently, hyperammonemia and hepatic encephalopathy dramatically improved, and the triphasic wave patterns of the electroencephalogram disappeared. Retrograde transcaval obliteration may be effective for refractory hepatic encephalopathy with IPSVS.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]