TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT APPROACH AND LOCAL THROMBOLYSIS FOR TREATMENT OF EARLY POSTTRANSPLANT PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS

Abstract

Early portal vein thrombosis is a rare but severe posttransplant complication that may lead to graft and/or patient loss. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting and local thrombolysis may represent an easy solution to this major complication of liver transplantation.