Cannula-Assisted, Transabdominal Ultrasound-Guided Inferior Vena Cava Recanalization in Inferior Vena Cava Occlusion.
We describe a novel technique for facilitating recanalization of intrahepatic inferior vena cava (IVC) via the transjugular approach in patients with short segmental hepatic IVC occlusion, where a transjugular liver biopsy cannula provides additional support to the catheter-wire combination and trans-abdominal ultrasound helps in positioning the tip of the cannula at the stump of suprahepatic IVC.
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. Electronic address: drshaileshgarge@gmail.com.
Shaileshkumar
S
Garge
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Shyamkumar N
SN
Keshava
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Vinu
V
Moses
D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior