Treatment of chronic hepatic encephalopathy by the progressive suppression of a spontaneous portacaval shunt via the umbilical vein.
Bismuth
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Hepatobiliary Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris Sud, France.
Leese
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D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011169:Portal Vein; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D014684:Venae Cavae