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USE OF A WALLSTENT IN SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF IVC OBSTRUCTION FOLLOWING LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
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1996
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Transplant RejectionTransplantation SurgeryTransplantationHepatologySolid Organ TransplantationTransplantation MedicineVascular SurgeryInterventional RadiologyTransplant SurgerySurgeryVascular AccessGraft SurvivalIvc ObstructionLiver TransplantationMedicineCase Report
Obstruction of the IVC occurs in only 1-2% of patients after liver transplantation. The mortality of this complication can be as high as 66%. This case report describes the use of a Wallstent for an IVC obstruction that was unresponsive to conventional balloon angioplasty.
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