Single-Session Treatment of Portal Vein Thrombosis Using Combined Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis

ABSTRACT

A patient with portal hypertension developed thrombosis of her transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) and the portal vein. The Trellis device (Bacchus Vascular, Santa Clara, CA) was used to achieve rapid lysis of the portal vein thrombus and help restore portal and TIPS patency in a single session.

KEYWORDS

Portal hypertension - portosystemic shunt - portal vein thrombosis

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