Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement in a patient with absent right superior vena cava and persistent left superior vena cava.
1999
P Bahramipour, and
H H Abu-Judeh, and
J Miller
Department of Radiology, University Hospital, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07003, USA.
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008297
Male
Males
D008875
Middle Aged
An adult aged 45 - 64 years.
Middle Age
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014683
Vena Cava, Superior
The venous trunk which returns blood from the head, neck, upper extremities and chest.
Superior Vena Cava,Superior Vena Cavas,Vena Cavas, Superior
D019168
Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic
A type of surgical portasystemic shunt to reduce portal hypertension with associated complications of esophageal varices and ascites. It is performed percutaneously through the jugular vein and involves the creation of an intrahepatic shunt between the hepatic vein and portal vein. The channel is maintained by a metallic stent. The procedure can be performed in patients who have failed sclerotherapy and is an additional option to the surgical techniques of portocaval, mesocaval, and splenorenal shunts. It takes one to three hours to perform. (JAMA 1995;273(23):1824-30)