Infarction and Laceration of Liver Parenchyma Caused by Wedged CO{sub 2} Venography Before TIPS Insertion

Journal Article · Mon Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2001 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S002700001734· OSTI ID:21083543

Theuerkauf, Ingo ^[1]; Strunk, Holger ^[2]; Brensing, Karl August ^[3]; Schild, Hans Heinz ^[2]; Pfeifer, Ulrich ^[1]

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1. Department of Pathology, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, D-53127 Bonn (Germany)
2. Department of Radiology, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, D-53127 Bonn (Germany)
3. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, D-53127 Bonn (Germany)

We describe the fatal outcome of an elective TIPS procedure performed in a 43-year-old man with alcoholic cirrhosis. Wedged hepatic venography with CO{sub 2} was the reason for infarction and laceration of liver parenchyma resulting in a subcapsular hematoma and subsequent intra-abdominal bleeding. This is the first report of this complication after the use of CO{sub 2} in a cirrhotic patient.

• OSTI ID: 21083543
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 24, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s002700001734; Copyright (c) 2001 Springer-Verlag New York Inc; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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