title: [A stent therapy for portal tumor thrombi. Use of Dacron sheet covered self expandable metallic stent].
abstract: We developed a method of intraportal placement of a covered stent against portal tumor thrombi. Half around a z-stent was covered with a Dacron mesh sheet. In one case with portal tumor thrombi protruding into the main portal branch, the stent was placed percutaneously-transhepatically, through a coaxial introducer. Immediately after the placement, portal vein was dilated and, which was still patent after six months. No complication has been observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Saiseikai-Wakayama Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kishi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mitsuzane
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sonomura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D013193:Stainless Steel; D015607:Stents; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D013193:Stainless Steel