Percutaneous retrieval of a Strecker stent misplaced during TIPS.
During a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure, a Strecker stent was accidently pushed into the superior mesenteric vein. After successful shunt placement, the stent was withdrawn into the hepatic vein. A multipurpose basket catheter was attached to the distal end of the stent and a loop snare to the proximal end. In this way it was possible to stretch the stent and retrieve it percutaneously through the jugular sheath.
Moulin
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Service Central de Radiologie, CHU de la Timone, Marseille, France.
André
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Chagnaud
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Castellani
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Champsaur
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Bartoli
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D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006503:Hepatic Veins; D006801:Humans; D008642:Mesenteric Veins; D008875:Middle Aged; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*