Transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt placement in a patient with left-lateral split-liver transplant and mesenterico-left portal vein by pass placement.

Authors :: Miraglia R
Maruzzelli L
Luca A
Source :: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology [Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol] 2011 Dec; Vol. 34 (6), pp. 1316-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Jun 07.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: This is a report of a successful placement of a transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt in a young patient with previous left-lateral, split-liver transplant and mesenterico-left portal vein by pass placement after posttransplant extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis.

Subjects :: Adolescent
Fluoroscopy
Graft Rejection
Humans
Radiography, Interventional
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Interventional
Esophageal and Gastric Varices diagnosis
Esophageal and Gastric Varices surgery
Graft Occlusion, Vascular diagnosis
Graft Occlusion, Vascular surgery
Hypertension, Portal diagnosis
Hypertension, Portal surgery
Liver Transplantation methods
Portal Vein surgery
Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic
Postoperative Complications diagnosis
Postoperative Complications surgery

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