[Mesenteric venous ischemia secondary to portal stenosis following liver transplantation].
We report a case of portal vein stenosis six months after previous orthotopic liver transplantation. The patient presented with mesenteric venous ischemia. He underwent successful percutaneous transhepatic portal vein angioplasty and stent placement.
Arellano
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N
Service d'hépato-gastroentérologie, hôpital de la Conception, 147 boulevard Baille, Marseille, France.
Vidal
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V
Gerolami
R
R
Botta-Fridlund
D
D
Hardwigsen
J
J
Borentain
P
P
D000328:Adult; D017130:Angioplasty; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008643:Mesentery / Q000098:blood supply*; D011169:Portal Vein; D015607:Stents