Liver transplantation with simultaneous removal of an intracardiac transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and a vena cava filter without the utilization of cardiopulmonary bypass

• Published in: Liver transplantation Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 229 - 232
• Main Authors: Salvalaggio, Paolo R.O., Koffron, Alan J., Fryer, Jonathan P., Abecassis, Michael M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.02.2005
• Subjects: Adult; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Comorbidity; Humans; Liver Cirrhosis - epidemiology; Liver Cirrhosis - surgery; Liver Transplantation; Male; Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic; Vena Cava Filters; Venous Thrombosis - epidemiology; Venous Thrombosis - therapy

Transjugular intrahepatic shunts (TIPSs) are widely used in the management of portal hypertension complications including variceal bleeding, refractory ascites, and hepatic hydrothorax. Vena cava filters (VCFs) are an important therapeutic modality in the prevention of pulmonary emboli in patients s...