title: Hepatocellular carcinoma extending into the portal vein: restoration of extended-term patency by placement of uncovered Wallstents.
abstract: A 74-year-old man presented with hepatocellular carcinoma extending into the main portal vein. Two bare Wallstents were placed to maintain portal vein patency. The main portal vein remained patent for 6 months after treatment. No serious complications were observed during or after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaminou
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamuro
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D011169:Portal Vein; D015607:Stents; D014654:Vascular Patency