Plug-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Spontaneous Splenorenal Shunt for Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy: Case Series
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
;
: 23-26, 2016.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-99551
ABSTRACT
Intervention treatment such as balloon retrograde or anterograde transvenous obliteration has been used for management of refractory hepatic encephalopathy as well as gastric variceal bleeding. Recently, plug-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration without a help of balloon was newly developed to treat these patients. Here, we report three cases suffering refractory hepatic encephalopathy who were treated with this new technique.
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Main subject:
Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical
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Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical
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Esophageal and Gastric Varices
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Hepatic Encephalopathy
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Balloon Occlusion
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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