| Autor: |
Kavitt RT; Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA., Yang VL, Jensen DM |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association [Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol] 2008 Sep; Vol. 6 (9), pp. 1054-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Jul 07. |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.cgh.2008.04.020 |
| Abstrakt: |
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement has been widely performed for nearly two decades and has been shown to alleviate refractory ascites in patients with cirrhosis. Hepatic encephalopathy after TIPS is rarely severe; however, a risk of cerebral edema resulting from hyperammonemia after TIPS does exist. Here we describe a case demonstrating the development of severe hepatic encephalopathy with cerebral edema caused by hyperammonemia as a complication of TIPS in a patient with chronic liver disease with relatively preserved liver function. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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