Percutaneous transhepatic treatment of a posttransplant portal vein thrombosis and a preexisting spontaneous splenorenal shunt.
Percutaneous transhepatic treatment of portal vein thrombosis after liver transplantation in a patient with a preexisting high volume spontaneous splenorenal shunt is presented. Local thrombolysis with urokinase and balloon angioplasty of the main portal vein stenosis were performed followed by shunt embolization to restore hepatopetal portal blood flow.
Bilbao
J I
JI
Department of Radiology, Clínica Universitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Arias
M
M
Herrero
J I
JI
Iglesias
A
A
Martínez Regueira
F
F
Alejandre
P L
PL
Longo
J M
JM
Quiroga
J
J
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein; D012082:Renal Veins; D013162:Splenic Vein; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*