Surgical access to jejunal veins for local thrombolysis and stent placement in portal vein thrombosis

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2008 Jul:31 Suppl 2:S185-7. doi: 10.1007/s00270-007-9180-9. Epub 2007 Oct 10.

Abstract

Portal vein thrombosis is an infrequent entity, which may cause high morbidity and mortality. We report a case of portal vein thrombosis due to benign stenosis following partial pancreatoduodenectomy with segmental replacement of the portal vein by a Gore-tex graft. Using a surgical access to jenunal veins, local thrombolysis, mechanical fragmentation of thrombus, and stent placement were successfully performed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Contrast Media
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jejunum / blood supply*
  • Jejunum / surgery*
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy / adverse effects*
  • Portal Vein*
  • Stents*
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / methods*
  • Tomography, Spiral Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
  • Venous Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Venous Thrombosis / etiology
  • Venous Thrombosis / therapy*

Substances

  • Contrast Media