title: Rupture and migration of the venous segment of LeVeen shunt: an unreported complication.
abstract: The LeVeen peritoneovenous shunt has been used for nearly 20 yr in the treatment of refractory ascites due to liver cirrhosis. However, the technique encompasses a high incidence of serious complications. We report the case of a 59-yr-old man presenting with right pulmonary artery embolization caused by ruptured venous segment of a LeVeen shunt. After localizing it arteriographically, we were able to satisfactorily remove the segment by tying it up with a catheter introduced through the femoral vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Planas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Domènech
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Montañà
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pilar Rodriguez
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cabré
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gassull
mesh_terms: D004868:Equipment Failure; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents