Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt constraining stent for the treatment of refractory postprocedural encephalopathy: A simple design utilizing a Palmaz stent and Wallstent

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 443-446

  Forauer, Andrew R ^a,b   McLean, Gordon K ^a  

^a WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain, diseases; Encephalopathy; Hypertension, portal; Liver, interventional procedure; Shunts, portosystemic

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

EID: 0031860331     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(98)70296-9     Document Type: Article

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