Transhepatic embolization of a congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in a noncirrhotic patient using Amplatzer vascular plug device

A 73-year-old male with no history of liver disease was hospitalized for weakness, confusion, ataxia, and new onset hepatic encephalopathy with hyperammonemia. After management with lactulose and rifaximin, his symptoms persisted, and he underwent transjugular liver biopsy. Biopsy showed normal live...

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Main Authors: Rachel Ann Brader, BS, Kyung Rae Kim, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043316302746