Gut Liver.
2008 Jun;2(1):47-50.
Portal Vein Occlusion after Biliary Metal Stent Placement in Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
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- 1Department of Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jbkim87@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Radiology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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.
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