Spontaneous spinal epidural haemorrhage complicating transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunting.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient with chronic liver disease and portal hypertension who developed acute spinal cord compression following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunting is described. Radiological and pathological examinations revealed an epidural haematoma.
Medical subject headings
- Epidural Space
- Esophageal and Gastric Varices
- Hemorrhage
- Intraoperative Complications
- Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic