title: Intravascular US-guided transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation in a second-trimester pregnancy to prophylactically decompress abdominal wall varices before cesarean section.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390.
authors.forename: Anil Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Pillai
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390.
authors.forename: Allen M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reddick
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390.
authors.forename: Seth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toomay
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390.
authors.forename: Sanjeeva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalva
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011300:Preoperative Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*