Migration of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt to the Right Atrium: Complications in the Intraoperative Period of Liver Transplantation
โ Scribed by R.F. da Silva; P.C. Arroyo Jr.; W.J. Duca; A.A.M. da Silva; L.F. Reis; D.G. Miquelin; A. Sgnolf; C.M. Cabral; D.C. Ayres; A.P. de Lima; R.C.M.A. da Silva
- Book ID
- 116934452
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 313 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0041-1345
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For more than 20 years, placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) has been a first-line treatment option for portal hypertension in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. It has been used in the management of complications such as variceal bleeding and refractory ascites. [
The role of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) insertion in managing the complications of portal hypertension is well established, but its utility in patients who have previously undergone liver transplantation is not well documented. Twentytwo orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT