Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3264753 | Digestive and Liver Disease | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Liver cirrhosis complications in pregnant women are frequent and death rate secondary to variceal bleeding is relevant. Both sclerotherapy and banding ligation seem to be safe procedures in pregnancy; when bleeding is not arrested endoscopically an emergency transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt should be considered, but data regarding pregnant cirrhotic women are scarce. We describe the case of a pregnant woman at 14 weeks of gestation who underwent management of acute variceal bleeding by transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt may represent a rescue treatment for failed attempts of band ligation or sclerotherapy.
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Authors
F. Lodato, A. Cappelli, M. Montagnani, A. Colecchia, D. Festi, F. Azzaroli, G. Compagnone, P. Cecinato, R. Golfieri, G. Mazzella,