The association between character of portal blood flow and post-TIPS incidence of hepatic encephalopathy

The association between character of portal blood flow and post-TIPS incidence of hepatic encephalopathy

Abstract Background Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is one of the serious complications observed post-TIPS operations in patients with different complications of portal hypertension such as refractory ascites, refractory hydrothorax, bleeding varices, and hepato-renal syndrome. Herein, we aimed to clari...

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Main Authors: Helmy El-Shazly, Mohamed Abdel-Samiee, El-Sayed Tharwa, Hassan Zaghla, Shrief Abass, Mohamed El-Warraky, El-Sayed Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-08-01
Series:Egyptian Liver Journal
Subjects:
Portal hypertension
Ultrasound Doppler
Flow inside the portal vein
TIPS
HE
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43066-020-00038-8

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