Acquired Portosystemic Shunts in Cirrhosis and Portal Vein Thrombosis: A Case Report

Acquired portosystemic shunts (PSS) are abnormal blood vessels that develop between the portal vein and systemic circulation as a result of portal hypertension. Recurrent hyperammonemic encephalopathy in our 62-year-old patient with cirrhosis and chronic portal vein thrombosis led to the discovery o...

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Autores principales: Durgham, Anthony, Tessier, Steven, Ido, Firas, Longo, Santo, Nanda, Sudip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9757660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36540491
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31587

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9757660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36540491
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31587

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