LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Embolización de colaterales portosistémicas espontáneas como tratamiento de la encefalopatía hepática refractaria

BACKGROUND: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of cirrhosis associated with a reduced survival. The presence of high-flux spontaneous porto-systemic shunts can induce HE even in patients with preserved liver function. AIM: To evaluate the effect of spontaneous porto-systemic shunt embol...

Observational Cohort Study of Hepatic Encephalopathy After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)

Routhu, Michaela; Safka, Vaclav; Kumar Routhu, Sunil; Fejfar, Tomas; Jirkovsky, Vaclav; Krajina, Antonin; Cermakova, Eva; Hulek, Petr; Hosak, Ladislav.

Ann. hepatol; 16 (1), 2017

Abstract: Introduction and aim. Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS). It is associated with a reduced quality of life and poor prognosis. The aim of this study was to compare two groups of patients who did and did not develop ov...

Encefalopatía Hepática/etiología, Hipertensión Portal/cirugía, Derivación Portosistémica Intrahepática Transyugular/efectos adversos, Factores de Edad, Biomarcadores/sangre, Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado, Creatinina/sangre, República Checa, Complicaciones de la Diabetes/etiología, Encefalopatía Hepática/diagnóstico, Hipertensión Portal/diagnóstico, Hipertensión Portal/etiología, Hipertensión Portal/fisiopatología, Modelos Logísticos, Estudios Retrospectivos, Factores de Riesgo, Factores de Tiempo, Resultado del Tratamiento, Presión Venosa

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