Improved clinical outcomes following embolization of extrahepatic portosystemic shunts in cirrhotic patients with recurrent hepatic encephalopathy

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World J Hepatol. Oct 27, 2025; 17(10): 110849
Published online Oct 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i10.110849

Table 3 Plasma ammonia levels before and after shunt embolization of the treatment group

Subject number	Plasma ammonia level before embolization		Plasma ammonia level after embolization
Subject number	Date of measurement	Lab result (μmol/L)¹	Date of measurement	Lab result (μmol/L)¹
1	August 10, 2023	100	August 17, 2023	92
2	May 10, 2022	130	February 17, 2022	90
3	May 22, 2021	218	June 16, 2021	60
4	December 26, 2020	213	December 29, 2020	95
5	January 17, 2020	143	March 12, 2020	118
6	September 8, 2017	180	October 11, 2017	62
7	April 4, 2014	237	April 18, 2014	45
8	June 27, 2023	83	July 27, 2023	82
		Median (161.5)		Median (86)
		mean ± SD (163.0 ± 57.5)		mean ± SD (80.5 ± 23.5)

¹Reference range: 0-65 μmol/L.

Citation: Park JW, Kim Y, Lee JS, Jung IS, Kim KB, Chae HB. Improved clinical outcomes following embolization of extrahepatic portosystemic shunts in cirrhotic patients with recurrent hepatic encephalopathy. World J Hepatol 2025; 17(10): 110849
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v17.i10.110849

Park JW, Kim Y, Lee JS, Jung IS, Kim KB, Chae HB. Improved clinical outcomes following embolization of extrahepatic portosystemic shunts in cirrhotic patients with recurrent hepatic encephalopathy. World J Hepatol 2025; 17(10): 110849 [PMID: 41179724 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i10.110849]

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