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Alireza Meighani1, Syed-Mohammed R Jafri2, Mohammad Raoufi3
1Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
ACG Case Reports Journal
|March 10, 2016
Abstract:
Post-transplantation refractory ascites is uncommon; however, it can be a serious problem, increasing both morbidity and mortality in patients. Despite scant literature available, splenic artery embolization (SAE) has been shown to be an effective treatment for refractory ascites after cadaveric orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). We report a successful use of therapeutic SAE for refractory ascites post-OLT.

