Portosystemic Encephalopathy in a Noncirrhotic Patient Treated by Vascular Plug Embolization of Mesoiliac Shunt

Portosystemic Encephalopathy in a Noncirrhotic Patient Treated by Vascular Plug Embolization of Mesoiliac Shunt

Mesoiliac shunts in the absence of liver cirrhosis are rarely reported as a cause of hyperammonemia with encephalopathy. Here, we report the case of a 65-year-old female patient with no history of liver disease, who developed significant confusion. Workup showed hyperammonemia and encephalopathy due...

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Main Authors: Othman Alshehre, Faisal Alahmari, Sultan Alammari, Abdulaziz Almathami, Hatim Alobaidi, Ibrahim Alrashidi, Marwan Alosaimi, Fares Garad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology
Subjects:
embolization
hepatic encephalopathy
mesoiliac shunt
portal hypertension
portosystemic shunts
shunt occlusion
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_19_19
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