Abstract |
Portosystemic shunts may cause steal phenomenon after liver transplantation, which can lead to graft loss without proper management. Portal vein stenosis is one of the causes for the occurrence of portosystemic shunts after liver transplantation. Recently, new interventional radiologic techniques have been developed in the field of liver transplantation. Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (B-RTO) is a novel interventional technique for gastric varices and portosystemic shunts and also is effective for increasing portal vein flow. We herein report a pediatric case of portal vein stenosis with a large shunt successfully treated with a combination of balloon dilatation and B-RTO. If enlarged collateral vessels cause steal phenomenon, then B-RTO should be considered as an additional therapy.
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Authors | Takanobu Shigeta, Mureo Kasahara, Seisuke Sakamoto, Akinari Fukuda, Toshihiko Kakiuchi, Naoto Matsuno, Hideaki Tanaka, Osamu Miyazaki, Yoshinori Isobe, Shunuke Nosaka, Atsuko Nakazawa |
Journal | Journal of pediatric surgery
(J Pediatr Surg)
Vol. 46
Issue 6
Pg. e19-22
(Jun 2011)
ISSN: 1531-5037 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21683186
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Balloon Occlusion
(methods)
- Catheterization
(methods)
- Child, Preschool
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Constriction, Pathologic
(diagnostic imaging, etiology, surgery)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Graft Survival
- Humans
- Hypertension, Portal
(diagnostic imaging, physiopathology, therapy)
- Liver Cirrhosis
(congenital, pathology, surgery)
- Liver Transplantation
(adverse effects, methods)
- Living Donors
- Male
- Portal Vein
(diagnostic imaging, physiopathology)
- Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical
(adverse effects)
- Portography
- Risk Assessment
- Treatment Outcome
- Vascular Patency
(physiology)
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