• Internal medicine · Apr 2024

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    Retrograde Transcaval Obliteration for Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy with Multiple Intrahepatic Portosystemic Venous Shunts: A Case Report.

    • Rifa Omu, Shunsuke Sato, Arisa Nishimura, Shin Arii, Yuji Ikeda, Ryota Uchida, Kei Nomura, Sho Sato, Ayato Murata, Yuji Shimada, and Takuya Genda.
    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Japan.
    • Intern. Med. 2024 Apr 1; 63 (7): 969973969-973.

    AbstractAn 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.

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