Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for the treatment of intractable ascites in a patient with polycystic liver disease.
Though polycystic liver disease (PCLD) has historically been considered a contraindication to TIPS, we present a case where technically successful shunt creation was achieved without the need for modification of the standard TIPS procedure, as was required in a previous report.
Bahramipour
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Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, University Hospital, 150 Bergen Street, UH C-320 Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
Festa
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Biswal
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Wachsberg
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D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler