Abstract | RATIONALE: PATIENT CONCERNS: DIAGNOSIS: Two patients were diagnosed as having HE. INTERVENTIONS: The 2 patients separately received 3 times of FMT. OUTCOMES: The liver function of both patients improved, the clinical symptoms were relieved, and the number of HE attacks decreased significantly after FMT. LESSONS: FMT may be another effective way to treat HE, and is worthy of further research.
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Authors | Jun Li, Dan Wang, Jingping Sun |
Journal | Medicine
(Medicine (Baltimore))
Vol. 101
Issue 3
Pg. e28584
(Jan 21 2022)
ISSN: 1536-5964 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 35060521
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Esophageal and Gastric Varices
(diagnostic imaging)
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
(etiology)
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome
- Gastroscopy
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
(etiology, therapy)
- Humans
- Hypertension, Portal
(surgery)
- Liver Cirrhosis
(complications)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Portal Vein
(diagnostic imaging)
- Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic
(adverse effects)
- Treatment Outcome
- Varicose Veins
(diagnostic imaging)
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