Late intrahepatic hematoma complicating transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for Budd-Chiari syndrome.
Late intrahepatic hematoma is a rare complication of the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure. We describe a patient with Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) who presented with a large intrahepatic hematoma 13 days after TIPS. Review of the literature revealed only 2 previous cases, both occurring in patients with BCS and presenting after a similar time interval. This potentially serious complication appears to be specific for TIPS in BCS.
Terreni
Natalia
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Department of Hepatology, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, Hampstead, London, NW3 2QG, UK.
Vangeli
Marcello
M
Raimondo
Maria Luisa
ML
Tibballs
Jonathan M
JM
Patch
David
D
Burroughs
Andrew K
AK
D000293:Adolescent; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic / Q000009:adverse effects*