Open AccessBiliary obstruction following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement in a patient after liver transplantation: A case report
Author(s) -
Peter Macinga,
Darina Gogova,
Jan Raupach,
Jana Jarosova,
Libor Janousek,
Eva Honsova,
Pavel Taimr,
Julius Spicak,
Jiri Novotny,
Jan Peregrin,
Tomas Hucl
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v14.i5.1038
Subject(s) - medicine , transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt , liver transplantation , surgery , percutaneous , stenosis , portal hypertension , stent , bile duct , radiology , biliary tract , fistula , cholestasis , transplantation , cirrhosis , gastroenterology
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a method used to decrease portal hypertension. Biliary stricture is the rarest of the complications associated with this procedure with only 12 cases previously reported in the literature. None of these cases have documented the resolution of biliary stenosis induced by a stent graft. The only curative solutions reported are liver transplantation or bypassing the stenosis with an artificial biliary tract using advanced endoscopic techniques.