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Fluoroscopy-induced radiodermatitis after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
1Department of Dermatology, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, Missouri 63104, USA.
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
|September 11, 1998
Abstract:
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt is a nonsurgical procedure used to manage the complications of portal hypertension. This report describes three cases of fluoroscopy-induced radiodermatitis after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and reviews the characteristics and treatment of radiation-induced skin reactions.