Hemobilia Secondary to Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Procedure: A Case Report
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Hemobilia Secondary to Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Procedure: A Case Report
A 59 year-old woman with liver cirrhosis due to hepatitis C, complicated by refractory hepatic hydrothorax was treated with a TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt) procedure. The procedure was complicated by substantial gastrointestinal hemorrhage. EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) was performed and revealed hemobilia. A hepatic angiogram was then performed revealing a fistulous t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2077-0383
DOI: 10.3390/jcm1010015