Intractable hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients: mid-term efficacy of balloon-occluded retrograde portosystemic shunt obliteration.

Amar MukundLakshmi Kumar ChalamarlaNishant SinglaSaggere Muralikrishna ShasthryShiv Kumar Sarin

Published in: European radiology (2020)

• BRTO is an effective and safe treatment for refractory HE, arising from PSS in cirrhotic patients. • Patients with preserved liver function show better outcome and CTP score is the most important predictor of relapse during follow-up.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
pulmonary hypertension
free survival