title: Use of a Wallstent in successful treatment of IVC obstruction following liver transplantation.
abstract: Obstruction of the IVC occurs in only 1-2% of patients after liver transplantation. The mortality of this complication can be as high as 66%. This case report describes the use of a Wallstent for an IVC obstruction that was unresponsive to conventional balloon angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle 98195, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Althaus
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Perkins
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soltes
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Glickerman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior