Detachable Balloon Embolization of an Arterioportal Fistula Following Liver Biopsy in a Liver Transplant Recipient: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Journal Article · Thu Dec 15 04:00:00 EST 2005 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-004-0193-3· OSTI ID:21091324

Botelberge, Thomas; Vlierberghe, Hans van ^[1]; Voet, Dirk ^[2]; Defreyne, Luc ^[3]

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1. Ghent University Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology (Belgium)
2. Ghent University Hospital, Department of Sonography (Belgium)
3. Ghent University Hospital, Department of Interventional Radiology (Belgium)

We report a case of an intrahepatic arterioportal fistula in a 61-year-old female liver transplant recipient. The patient presented with massive ascites 7 months after a percutaneous liver biopsy. A large fistula between the right hepatic artery and the right portal vein was diagnosed on color Doppler ultrasound and confirmed on arteriography. The fistula was successfully embolized with the detachable balloon technique and the ascites resolved. Symptomatic intrahepatic arterioportal fistula in a liver transplant recipient following percutaneous biopsy is rare. Clinical manifestations, surgical or endovascular therapy, and outcome are discussed. The literature on this subject is reviewed.

• OSTI ID: 21091324
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Journal Name: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 28; ISSN 0174-1551; ISSN CAIRDG
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
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SURGERY
THERAPY
TRANSPLANTS
VEINS