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Percutaneous embolization of large portosystemic collaterals was performed in three patients following placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in order to improve hepatopetal portal flow. Improved hepatic portal perfusion was achieved in these cases, thereby theoretically reducing the risk of chronic hepatic encephalopathy.
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Bilbao, J.I., Arias, M., Longo, J.M. et al. Embolization of nonvariceal portosystemic collaterals in transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 20, 149–153 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002709900125
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