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  • Title: Transjugular portal venous stenting in inflammatory extrahepatic portal vein stenosis.
    Author: Schaible R, Textor J, Decker P, Strunk H, Schild H.
    Journal: Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol; 2002; 25(6):530-2. PubMed ID: 12357315.
    Abstract:
    We report the case of a 37-year-old man with necrotizing pancreatitis associated with inflammatory extrahepatic portal vein stenosis and progressive ascites. Four months after the acute onset, when no signs of infection were present, portal decompression was performed to treat refractory ascites. Transjugular transhepatic venoplasty failed to dilate the stenosis in the extrahepatic portion of the portal vein sufficiently. Therefore a Wallstent was implanted, resulting in almost normal diameter of the vessel. In follow-up imaging studies the stent and the portal vein were still patent 12 months after the intervention and total resolution of the ascites was observed.
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