title: Percutaneous transhepatic venous angioplasty and stenting in a 9-month-old patient with hepatic vein obstruction after partial liver transplantation.
abstract: Hepatic venous outflow obstruction is a rare but serious complication after liver transplantation. We report ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic stent placement in a 9-month-old infant with a left lateral split liver transplantation with near-complete hepatic vein obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rasekhi
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Nabavizadeh
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Malek-Hosseini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Varedi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naderifar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soltani
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003414:Crigler-Najjar Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency