Spontaneous spinal epidural haemorrhage complicating transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunting

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 864, 1997, Pages 649-650

  McLellan, S ^a   De Silva, R ^a   Sandercock, P A ^a   Hayes, P C ^b   Dillon, J ^b   Redhead, D ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Spinal epidural haemorrhage; Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOLOGY; SHUNTING; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VARICOSIS;

EID: 0030722230     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.73.864.649     Document Type: Article

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