Treatment of the Budd-Chiari syndrome by insertion of a wall-stent in the hepatic vein after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty: the necessity of follow-up
| Autor: | J. Van Baarlen, C. H. H. Ten Napel, E. E. M. Weernink, A. B. Huisman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Percutaneous medicine.medical_treatment Budd-Chiari Syndrome Hepatic Veins Transluminal Angioplasty Fatal Outcome Recurrence medicine Humans Vein Hepatology business.industry Vascular disease Gastroenterology Stent Blood flow Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Budd–Chiari syndrome Stents Radiology business Angioplasty Balloon Rare disease |
| Zdroj: | European journal of gastroenterologyhepatology. 8(1) |
| ISSN: | 0954-691X |
| Popis: | Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare disease and, with or without treatment, the prognosis is usually poor. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the hepatic vein in Budd-Chiari syndrome is a safe method, although recurrent stenosis makes it necessary to repeat it several times in most cases. Insertion of a wall-stent in the hepatic vein seems to be a more long-lasting treatment. Monitoring the blood flow through the wall-stent every 6 months is important because of the apparent obliteration of the wall-stent by intimal fibrosis of the hepatic vein. Further follow-up investigations of this method are necessary. |
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