Transjugular intrahepatic portocaval shunt placed through the strut of an inferior vena cava stent in a patient with Budd-Chiari syndrome: a technical modification.
Transjugular intrahepatic portocaval shunt (TIPS) is performed in patients with symptomatic Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) who do not have repairable hepatic veins. We report the case of a patient who had an inferior vena cava (IVC) stent placed previously as part of the management for BCS, and who subsequently required TIPS. The TIPS tract was created through the strut of the previously placed IVC stent; the TIPS stent was placed after dilatation of the liver parenchyma as well as the strut of the IVC stent. This novel technique of "strutplasty" of a previously placed stent as part of TIPS has not been reported in the literature.
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. nrssbabu@gmail.com
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Surendrababu
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Keshava
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Eapen
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Zachariah
D000293:Adolescent; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001201:Ascites; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000601:surgery; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery