The diagnosis was that of a spontaneous intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt. Spontaneous intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunts are rare disorders that describe abnormal connections between ...

Proposed in the early 1980s as a solution for managing complications of portal hypertension, the percutaneous creation of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt has consistently gained a ...

Dr M Huonker, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetterstr 55, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany. BACKGROUND A portosystemic stent shunt may impair cardiac function and haemodynamics ...

Background and Aims Transjugular intra-hepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPSS) are used as salvage therapy in variceal bleeding and are also increasingly being utilised pre-emptively. Our aim was to ...

Low-extremity ischemic disease is a common complication in diabetic patients, leading to reduced quality of life and potential amputation. This study investigated the therapeutic effect of spinal cord ...

A specific feature of AIH is the association of extrahepatic immune-mediated syndromes, including autoimmune thyroiditis, vitiligo, alopecia, nail dystrophy, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid ...