title: Successful embolization of a spontaneous mesocaval shunt using the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II.
abstract: A 48-year-old man with alcoholic liver cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy was found to have a large, spontaneous mesocaval shunt. The shunt was successfully occluded with the use of an Amplatzer Vascular Plug. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the use of this device to embolize a mesocaval shunt involving the superior mesenteric vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Vall d' Hebron, Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron 119-129, Barcelona, Spain. hboixadera@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boixadera
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomasello
authors.forename: Sergi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quiroga
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cordoba
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Segarra
mesh_terms: D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*