World J Gastroentero
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World J Gastroentero · Jul 2004
Clinical TrialRelationship between encephalopathy and portal vein-vena cava shunt: value of computed tomography during arterial portography.
To assess the value of computed tomography during arterial portography (CTAP) in portal vein-vena cava shunt, and analysis of the episode risk in encephalopathy. ⋯ The three-dimensional vessel reconstruction technique of spiral-CT can clearly display celiac trunk, portal vein, inferior vena cava and their branches at any planes and angles and the scope and extent of portal vein-vena cava shunt. The technique is valuable for evaluating the episode risk in portal-systemic encephalopathy.