Chronic portal vein thrombosis after liver transplantation in a child treated by a combined minimally invasive approach

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2009 Sep;32(5):1083-6. doi: 10.1007/s00270-009-9578-7. Epub 2009 Apr 23.

Abstract

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) after orthotopic liver transplantation is an infrequent complication, and when it is present surgical treatment is considered for traditional management. Percutaneous transhepatic portal vein angioplasty has been described as an option to treat PVT with a lower morbidity than conventional surgical treatments. This article describes a case of chronic PVT in a child after a living donor liver transplantation managed by percutaneous transhepatic and surgical approaches.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Biliary Atresia / surgery
  • Chronic Disease
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Living Donors
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Portal Vein*
  • Venous Thrombosis / diagnosis
  • Venous Thrombosis / etiology*
  • Venous Thrombosis / surgery*