| Literature DB >> 20485610 |
Kyung Hee Woo1, Jin Bae Kim, Yoon Jung Chang, Hyo Jung Kim, Il Hyun Baek, Jin Seok Ko, Ji Young Woo, Hong Dae Kim, Myung Seok Lee.
Abstract
Acute symptomatic portal vein obstruction related to biliary stenting is an extremely rare but life-threatening complication. This usually occurs in patients with either tumor invasion into the portal vein or pre-existing portal vein thrombus. Therefore, the portal vein should be carefully evaluated before placing a biliary metallic stent in such patients. We describe a case of acute portal vein obstruction after placing metallic biliary stents in a patient with a periductal-infiltrating type of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.Entities:
Keywords: Cholangiocarcinoma; Portal vein; Stent
Year: 2008 PMID: 20485610 PMCID: PMC2871575 DOI: 10.5009/gnl.2008.2.1.47
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gut Liver ISSN: 1976-2283 Impact factor: 4.519