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ArticleBiomedical reports2025

Effects of shunt embolization on hepatic encephalopathy recurrence in patients with major portosystemic shunts: A systematic review and meta‑analysis.

Jingjing Song, Weiye Lu, Shengli Yang, Fazong Wu, Zhongwei Zhao, Jiansong Ji

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Jingjing SongKey Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, Cancer Center of The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang 32300, P.R. China.
Weiye LuUltrasound Department, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University. Lishui, Zhejiang 32300, P.R. China.
Shengli YangKey Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, Cancer Center of The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang 32300, P.R. China.
Fazong WuKey Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, Cancer Center of The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang 32300, P.R. China.
Zhongwei ZhaoKey Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, Cancer Center of The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang 32300, P.R. China.
Jiansong JiKey Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, Cancer Center of The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang 32300, P.R. China.

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Abstract

This study addresses the effects of shunt embolization on the recurrence of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in patients with major portosystemic shunts. MEDLINE via PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus was searched to find the relevant full-text articles published from inception until August 2024. The primary outcome was the degree of HE or mental state change determined by the West-Heaven classification system. Dichotomous data were compared using odds ratios (OR). 95% confidence (CI) intervals were provided for each outcome in the report. The random-effects model was used to analyze the data. Trim and fill, Egger's regression and funnel plot were employed to evaluate publication bias in this body of literature. A total of 7 articles and 254 patients were included in the present meta-analysis. It was found that shunt embolization significantly reduced the recurrence of HE in patients with portosystemic shunts due to liver cirrhosis. Overall analysis showed that the pooled OR was 0.253 and the overall heterogeneity of the data was substantial (95% CI: 0.117-0.550,

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hepatic encephalopathymeta-analysisportosystemic shuntrecurrenceshunt embolization

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