Treatment of portosystemic shunt-borne hepatic encephalopathy in a 97-year-old woman using balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration: A case report

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World J Clin Cases. Feb 6, 2023; 11(4): 945-951
Published online Feb 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i4.945

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Figure 1 Abdominal computed tomography scan with contrast enhancement. A-C: Images showing a portosystemic shunt (orange arrow) running between the left common iliac vein (white arrow) and the inferior mesenteric vein (arrowhead).

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Figure 2 Angiography images before and after embolization. A: A balloon catheter is advanced into the portosystemic shunt through the left femoral vein; B: The shunt is filled with the coil; C: The shunt is completely obliterated.

Citation: Nishi A, Kenzaka T, Sogi M, Nakaminato S, Suzuki T. Treatment of portosystemic shunt-borne hepatic encephalopathy in a 97-year-old woman using balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(4): 945-951
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v11/i4/945.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v11.i4.945