Successful embolization of a spontaneous mesocaval shunt using the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II

Helena Boixadera; Alejandro Tomasello; Sergi Quiroga; Joan Cordoba; Mercedes Perez; Antoni Segarra

doi:10.1007/s00270-009-9739-8

Successful embolization of a spontaneous mesocaval shunt using the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2010 Oct;33(5):1044-8. doi: 10.1007/s00270-009-9739-8. Epub 2009 Nov 12.

Authors

Helena Boixadera¹, Alejandro Tomasello, Sergi Quiroga, Joan Cordoba, Mercedes Perez, Antoni Segarra

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Hospital Vall d' Hebron, Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron 119-129, Barcelona, Spain. [email protected]

PMID: 19908090
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-009-9739-8

Abstract

A 48-year-old man with alcoholic liver cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy was found to have a large, spontaneous mesocaval shunt. The shunt was successfully occluded with the use of an Amplatzer Vascular Plug. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the use of this device to embolize a mesocaval shunt involving the superior mesenteric vein.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Balloon Occlusion / instrumentation*
Balloon Occlusion / methods
Follow-Up Studies
Hepatic Encephalopathy / complications*
Hepatic Encephalopathy / diagnosis
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / complications*
Male
Mesenteric Veins / diagnostic imaging*
Middle Aged
Phlebography / methods
Portacaval Shunt, Surgical
Radiography, Interventional
Septal Occluder Device*
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, Spiral Computed*
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Diseases / etiology*
Vascular Diseases / therapy*