title: Balloon dilatation and stent placement of suprahepatic caval anastomotic stenosis following liver transplantation.
abstract: We present an unusual case of suprahepatic caval anastomotic stenosis after adult liver transplantation in the early postoperative period. Color flow Doppler sonography and cavography were used to confirm the clinical diagnosis. Successful nonoperative treatment of the obstruction was achieved by balloon dilatation and subsequent implantation of a vascular stent.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Klinik, Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hilbertz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zühlke
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Forst
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pratschke
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002404:Catheterization; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology