Paradoxical Cerebral Embolization during Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation and Variceal Sclerotherapy

Richard Wu; Nima Kokabi; Jonah M. Adler; Anant D. Bhave; Christopher S. Morris; Wael E. Saad; David S. Majdalany; Bill S. Majdalany

doi:10.1055/s-0044-1786539

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, Table of Contents

Semin intervent Radiol 2024; 41(02): 220-225
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786539

Morbidity & Mortality

Paradoxical Cerebral Embolization during Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation and Variceal Sclerotherapy

Richard Wu

¹Division of Interventional Radiology and Image-Guided Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia

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Nima Kokabi

¹Division of Interventional Radiology and Image-Guided Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia

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Jonah M. Adler

¹Division of Interventional Radiology and Image-Guided Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia

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Anant D. Bhave

²Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont

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Christopher S. Morris

²Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont

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Wael E. Saad

³Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah

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David S. Majdalany

⁴Division of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona

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Bill S. Majdalany

²Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont

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