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Liver transplantation complicated by embedded transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: A new method for portal anastomosis—a surgical salvage procedure
Author(s) -
Hutchins Robert R.,
Patch David,
Tibballs Jonathan,
Burroughs Andrew,
Davidson Brian R.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
liver transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.814
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-6473
pISSN - 1527-6465
DOI - 10.1002/lt.500060203
Subject(s) - medicine , transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt , liver transplantation , portal hypertension , anastomosis , surgery , portosystemic shunt , stent , shunt (medical) , transplantation , radiology , cirrhosis
A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an increasingly used method of treating variceal bleeding from portal hypertension. Many patients are subsequently listed for transplantation, which may be complicated by malposition of the inferior end of the TIPS stent. This report details such a case and offers a surgical technique to salvage this situation.