Migration of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt to the right atrium: complications in the intraoperative period of liver transplantation

R F da Silva; P C Arroyo Jr; W J Duca; A A M da Silva; L F Reis; D G Miquelin; A Sgnolf; C M Cabral; D C Ayres; A P de Lima; R C M A da Silva

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.06.061

Migration of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt to the right atrium: complications in the intraoperative period of liver transplantation

Transplant Proc. 2008 Dec;40(10):3778-80. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.06.061.

Authors

R F da Silva¹, P C Arroyo Jr, W J Duca, A A M da Silva, L F Reis, D G Miquelin, A Sgnolf, C M Cabral, D C Ayres, A P de Lima, R C M A da Silva

Affiliation

¹ Medical School in São José do Rio Preto, Hospital de Base, Liver and Small Bowel Transplantation Unit, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil.

PMID: 19100488
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.06.061

Abstract

This article reports the case of a patient who underwent transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, which migrated to the right atrium. During liver transplantation, the extracardiac portion was sectioned and the portion adherent inside the atrium was managed expectantly.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Blood Transfusion
Erythrocyte Transfusion
Female
Heart Atria / surgery*
Humans
Intraoperative Complications / physiopathology*
Intraoperative Period
Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
Platelet Transfusion
Portal Vein / surgery
Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic / adverse effects*