Prevention of first overt episode of hepatic encephalopathy after TIPS: No easy task

Hepatology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1155-1156

  Mullen, Kevin D ^a   Ghanta, Ravi K ^a   Putka, Brian S ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; LACTITOL; RIFAXIMIN;

CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAPPING TREMOR; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOTE; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM;

HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; PORTASYSTEMIC SHUNT, TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RIFAMYCINS; SUGAR ALCOHOLS;

EID: 33646580732     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.21177     Document Type: Note

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