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Intractable Hepatic Encephalopathy After Tips with Polytetrafluoroethylene-covered Stent-Graft

Oliviero Riggio, Francesca Nicolao, S. Angeloni, A Masini, Filippo Maria Salvatori, Fabrizio Fanelli, C. Efrati, Manuela Merli

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology · 2003 · 14 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

PTFE covered Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt may induce in some patients intractable hepatic encephalopathy. The shumt needs to be reduced for patient's treatment

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