Vascular complication of a transjugular intrahepatic portacaval stent.
The percutaneous transjugular intrahepatic portacaval stent shunt is a nonsurgical approach to portosystemic shunting. The case of a large defect seen on a radiocolloid liver--spleen scan is attributed to a hepatic infarct related to the shunting procedure.
Villemaire
J M
JM
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Montreal University, Canada.
Dufresne
M P
MP
Lebouthillier
G
G
Picard
D
D
Morais
J
J
Chartrand
R
R
Picard
M
M
D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000601:surgery*; D007238:Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*