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Low-pressure balloon angioplasty of an occluded portacaval shunt.

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Reed, JG; Goodman, P; Nealon, WH; Morettin, LB
Published in: Hepatogastroenterology
April 1992

Safe angioplasty of a portacaval shunt requires particular knowledge of the tissue characteristics of an anastomosis and the behavior of a balloon during inflation. The nature and true diameter of a portacaval shunt anastomosis are more difficult to evaluate than those of a peripheral arterial lesion, and complications are potentially more hazardous than those related to peripheral arterial angioplasty. We suggest that in some instances low pressure and incomplete balloon inflation are all that is necessary to yield safe and satisfactory results.

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Published In

Hepatogastroenterology

ISSN

0172-6390

Publication Date

April 1992

Volume

39

Issue

2

Start / End Page

166 / 168

Location

Greece

Related Subject Headings

  • Postoperative Complications
  • Portacaval Shunt, Surgical
  • Humans
  • Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Female
  • Angioplasty, Balloon
  • Adult
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Reed, J. G., Goodman, P., Nealon, W. H., & Morettin, L. B. (1992). Low-pressure balloon angioplasty of an occluded portacaval shunt. Hepatogastroenterology, 39(2), 166–168.
Reed, J. G., P. Goodman, W. H. Nealon, and L. B. Morettin. “Low-pressure balloon angioplasty of an occluded portacaval shunt.Hepatogastroenterology 39, no. 2 (April 1992): 166–68.
Reed JG, Goodman P, Nealon WH, Morettin LB. Low-pressure balloon angioplasty of an occluded portacaval shunt. Hepatogastroenterology. 1992 Apr;39(2):166–8.
Reed, J. G., et al. “Low-pressure balloon angioplasty of an occluded portacaval shunt.Hepatogastroenterology, vol. 39, no. 2, Apr. 1992, pp. 166–68.
Reed JG, Goodman P, Nealon WH, Morettin LB. Low-pressure balloon angioplasty of an occluded portacaval shunt. Hepatogastroenterology. 1992 Apr;39(2):166–168.
Journal cover image

Published In

Hepatogastroenterology

ISSN

0172-6390

Publication Date

April 1992

Volume

39

Issue

2

Start / End Page

166 / 168

Location

Greece

Related Subject Headings

  • Postoperative Complications
  • Portacaval Shunt, Surgical
  • Humans
  • Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Female
  • Angioplasty, Balloon
  • Adult
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences