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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2013; 23(04): 351-353
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.125622
Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Percutaneous transhepatic portal vein stenting in a patient with benign non-transplant postoperative portal vein stenosis: A case report

KS Madhusudhan
Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
,
Nikhil Agrawal
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
,
Deep N Srivastava
Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
,
Sujoy Pal
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
,
Arun K Gupta
Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Extrahepatic portal vein stenosis is caused by a variety of benign and malignant diseases and results in development of symptoms due to portal hypertension. Benign post-surgical adhesions causing portal vein stenosis in non-transplant population is an uncommon etiology of portal hypertension. Endovascular treatment of such patients with angioplasty and stenting is uncommonly reported in literature. We report a case of portal hypertension caused by benign postoperative portal vein fibrosis, successfully treated by self-expandable metallic stent.

Keywords

Portal hypertension - portal vein stenosis - portal vein stenting


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Article published online:
30 July 2021

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