Encephalopathy caused by a splenorenal shunt can be reversed by performing a mesenteric-to-left portal vein bypass

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1177-1179

  Chiu, Bill ^a   Superina, Riccardo A ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalopathy; Splenorenal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MESENTERIC TO LEFT PORTAL VEIN BYPASS; MESENTERIC VEIN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SPLENOMEGALY; SPLENORENAL SHUNT; VEIN BYPASS;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRCULATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MESENTERIC VEINS; PORTAL VEIN; REOPERATION; SPLENORENAL SHUNT, SURGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33744899831     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.01.075     Document Type: Article

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