Portal-systemic myelopathy after portacaval shunt surgery.
Portal-systemic myelopathy is a rare complication of surgically created or spontaneous portal-systemic shunts in patients with chronic liver disease. We treated two patients with this entity, both of whom had undergone portacaval shunt operations.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology*