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| Hepatic encephalopathy | Hepatic function | Hepatic atrophy | Vanishing portal branches | Portal vein thrombosis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early stage | X | Relatively preserved | – | X | – |
| Late stage | XX | Reduced | X | XX | X |
| End stage | XXa | Poora | XX | XXX | XX |
In end-stage portosystemic shunt syndrome, both types of HE may exist: the bypass type (associated with the spontaneous portosystemic shunt) and the synthetic type (due to the poor hepatic function).
Source: Modified from Saad et al.8
