title: Endovascular treatment of acute portal vein thrombosis after liver transplantation in a child.
abstract: Although operative techniques in hepatic transplantation have reduced the time and mortality on waiting lists, the rate of vascular complications associated with these techniques has increased. Stenosis or thrombosis of the portal vein is an infrequent complication, and if present, surgical treatment is considered the traditional management. This article describes a case of acute portal vein thrombosis after liver transplantation from a living donor to a child managed by percutaneous techniques.
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Radiology, Radiology Institute, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil. fcarnevale@aol.com.br
authors.forename: Francisco Cesar
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Carnevale
authors.forename: Marcus Vinicius
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: Airton Mota
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Giovanni Guido
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Cerri
authors.forename: João Gilberto
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Maksoud
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000792:Angiography; D017130:Angioplasty; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D003287:Contrast Media