Portal vein thrombosis associated with hepatic encephalopathy

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 235-238

  Iwatani, Nao ^a,b   Inatomi, Yuichiro ^a   Yonehara, Toshiro ^a   Fujioka, Shodo ^a   Hashimoto, Yoichiro ^c   Hirano, Teruyuki ^d   Uchino, Makoto ^d  

^a SAISEIKAI KUMAMOTO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Kajiki Onsen Hospital   (Japan)

^c KUMAMOTO CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antithrombotic therapy; Hepatic encephalopathy; Portal vein thrombosis; Portal systemic shunting; Pylephlebitis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; HEPARIN; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISORIENTATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEVER; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MESENTERIC VEIN; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; THROMBUS;

DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 17044377825     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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