title: Hepatic Encephalopathy due to Congenital Multiple Intrahepatic Portosystemic Venous Shunts Successfully Treated by Percutaneous Transhepatic Obliteration.
abstract: Hepatic encephalopathy due to intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunts (IPSVS) in a non-cirrhotic condition is rare. Here we report a rare case of a patient with congenital multiple IPSVS successfully treated by percutaneous transhepatic obliteration. The patient was a 67-year-old woman who presented to our hospital with progressive episodes of consciousness disorder and vomiting. Laboratory tests revealed hyperammonemia (192.0 μg/dL), and computed tomography revealed multiple IPSVS in both lobes. There was no evidence of underlying liver disease or hepatic trauma. Transcatheter embolization for IPSVS was performed because conservative therapy was not sufficiently effective. After endovascular shunt closure, hepatic encephalopathy improved. The serum ammonia level normalized during the 5-year follow-up period. Thus, transcatheter embolization may be an effective therapy for patients with symptomatic and refractory IPSVS. Careful follow-up is necessary for portal hypertension-related complications after transcatheter embolization for IPSVS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Jikei University Katsushika Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takenaga
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Narita
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Fuji City General Hospital, Fuji, Japan.
authors.forename: Yo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuda
keywords: Embolization; Hepatic encephalopathy; Intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt