Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of an occluded surgical splenorenal shunt in a 4-year-old child after liver transplantation

Ethan Yussim; Rivka Shapiro; Eytan Mor; Alexander Belenky; Eli Atar

doi:10.1007/s00247-004-1396-0

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of an occluded surgical splenorenal shunt in a 4-year-old child after liver transplantation

Pediatr Radiol. 2005 Jul;35(7):688-90. doi: 10.1007/s00247-004-1396-0. Epub 2005 Jan 15.

Authors

Ethan Yussim¹, Rivka Shapiro, Eytan Mor, Alexander Belenky, Eli Atar

Affiliation

¹ Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva, Israel. ethan_md@012.net.il

PMID: 15654604
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1396-0

Abstract

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is increasingly used in children. We present a case of successful balloon angioplasty of an occluded surgical splenorenal shunt in a 4-year-old child who underwent liver transplantation because of biliary atresia. Percutaneous reopening of the shunt is a relatively safe procedure that may spare patients of surgical intervention.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon*
Biliary Atresia / surgery
Child, Preschool
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertension, Portal / surgery
Liver Transplantation*
Male
Portal Vein / surgery
Renal Veins / pathology*
Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical / adverse effects*
Vascular Patency
Venous Thrombosis / surgery
Venous Thrombosis / therapy*