Abstract
The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt procedure is an effective intervention for patients with bleeding esophageal varices. Potential complications are numerous but rarely serious. A case of hemopericardium, cardiac tamponade, and death caused by perforation of the right atrium and aorta by a stent after embolization from the liver during stent placement is reported.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 170-172 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Radiology |
Volume | 205 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1997 |
Keywords
- Esophagus, interventional procedure
- Esophagus, varices
- Shunts, portosystemic
- Stents and prostheses
- Surgery, complications
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging