Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of an occluded surgical splenorenal shunt in a 4-year-old child after liver transplantation.
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is increasingly used in children. We present a case of successful balloon angioplasty of an occluded surgical splenorenal shunt in a 4-year-old child who underwent liver transplantation because of biliary atresia. Percutaneous reopening of the shunt is a relatively safe procedure that may spare patients of surgical intervention.
Yussim
Ethan
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Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva, Israel. ethan_md@012.net.il
Shapiro
Rivka
R
Mor
Eytan
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Belenky
Alexander
A
Atar
Eli
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D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000601:surgery; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000473:pathology*; D013164:Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014654:Vascular Patency; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*