Percutaneous Selective Embolectomy using a Fogarty Thru-Lumen Catheter for Pancreas Graft Thrombosis: A Case Report

Journal Article · Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-010-0093-7· OSTI ID:21608694

Izaki, Kenta; Yamaguchi, Masato ^[1]; Matsumoto, Ippei; Shinzeki, Makoto; Ku, Yonson ^[2]; Sugimura, Kazuro; Sugimoto, Koji ^[1]

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1. Kobe University Hospital, Department of Radiology and Center for Endovascular Therapy (Japan)
2. Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery (Japan)

A 57-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus underwent simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation. The pancreaticoduodenal graft was implanted in the right iliac fossa. The donor's portal vein was anastomosed to the recipient's inferior vena cava (IVC). Seven days after the surgery, a thrombus was detected in the graft veins. Percutaneous thrombolysis was immediately performed; however, venous congestion was still present. We therefore attempted selective embolectomy using a Fogarty Thru-Lumen Catheter. Thrombi were directed from the graft veins toward the IVC and captured in the IVC filter with complete elimination of the thrombus without any major complications. We present our technique for the successful treatment of pancreas graft thrombosis within a short time period by percutaneous selective embolectomy using a Fogarty Thru-Lumen Catheter.

• OSTI ID: 21608694
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 34, Issue 3; Conference: CIRSE 2011: Annual meeting of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe, Munich (Germany), 10-14 Sep 2011; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-010-0093-7; Copyright (c) 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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