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Percutaneous rheolytic mechanical thrombectomy in thrombosed direct intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: Report of two
Dimitrios Tsetis1, Elias Kehagias1, Dimitrios Samonakis2
1Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, University of Crete , Heraklion, Crete , Greece.
Abstract:
We report two patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome, who underwent direct intrahepatic portosystemic shunt complicated by shunt thrombosis. Percutaneous AngioJet mechanical thrombectomy in combination with manual catheter aspiration and balloon disruption of the residual clot was successful, restoring patency of the thrombosed shunt.
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