A case of venous aneurysm of a splenorenal shunt
Hiroki Yonezawa1, Atsushi Jogo1, Akira Yamamoto1
1Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Abstract:
A 66-year-old man presented with liver cirrhosis due to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and hyperammonemia. Contrast-enhanced CT showed a dilated and tortuous splenorenal shunt and a large venous aneurysm in the shunt. The venous aneurysm showed gradual enlargement over 10 years and worsening hyperammonemia, so balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration was performed. Under balloon occlusion, 5% ethanolamine oleate was injected from a microcatheter into the venous aneurysm, which was subsequently embolized with microcoils. Contrast-enhanced CT after the procedure showed complete thrombosis of the venous aneurysm. 10 months later, the venous aneurysm reduced in size, and hyperammonemia had improved.
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