Hepatic Myelopathy: A Rare Complication of Portacaval Shunt
1994; Karger Publishers; Volume: 34; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1159/000117040
ISSN1421-9913
AutoresGabriel Mendoza, Joan Martí‐Fàbregas, Jaime Kulisevsky, Antonio Escartín,
Tópico(s)Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
ResumoMyelopathy is a rare complication of chronic liver disease associated with extensive portal-systemic shunt of blood. Its main clinical feature is a spastic paraparesis without sensory or sphincteric impairment. We describe 3 patients who presented hepatic myelopathy following the performance of a portacaval shunt.
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