title: Percutaneous transhepatic venous angioplasty in a two-yr-old patient with hepatic vein stenosis after partial liver transplantation.
abstract: We report one case of severe hepatic vein stenosis, in a two-yr-old pediatric patient with a left lateral split liver transplantation (S2-S3) and severe ascites, in whom color Doppler ultrasound failed to make the diagnosis and transhepatic balloon angioplasty was successfully performed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione (IsMeTT), Palermo, Italy, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Italy. rmiraglia@ismett.edu
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miraglia
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luca
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marrone
authors.forename: Settimo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cintorino
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spada
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gridelli
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004106:Dilatation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler