Hepatic Encephalopathy Secondary to Non-cirrhotic Portosystemic Shunt

Hepatic encephalopathy is uncommon in the absence of cirrhosis. We report a 71-year-old woman who presented with altered mental status in the setting of hyperammonemia for the second time in 6 months. Magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen revealed an uncommon portosystemic shunt involving an enl...

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Published in:	Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Main Authors:	Bhavi Trivedi MD, Amish Parikh DO, Monica Botros MD, Alejandro Robles MD, Shaked Laks MD, Marc Zuckerman MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2024-06-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096241258063