Müller-Hülsbeck S, Höpfner M, Hilbert C, Krämer-Hansen H, Heller M. Mechanical thrombectomy of acute thrombosis in transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts.
Invest Radiol 2000;
35:385-91. [PMID:
10853614 DOI:
10.1097/00004424-200006000-00008]
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Abstract
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES
To evaluate the feasibility of mechanical thrombectomy with the use of the Amplatz thrombectomy device (ATD) in restoring patency to acutely thrombosed stent-shunts after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement.
METHODS
Mechanical thrombectomy with the ATD was performed in 10 consecutive patients with angiographically documented complete thrombosis of the stent-shunt (mean +/- SD, 6.6 +/- 3.4 cm), which occurred an average of 2.8 months (range, 0-11 months) after the TIPS procedure.
RESULTS
In all patients, immediate restoration of patency of the stent-shunt was achieved after thrombectomy alone (n = 1), thrombectomy plus percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA; n = 4), and thrombectomy, PTA, and stenting (n = 5). The mean activation time of the ATD was 253 +/- 43 seconds. The pressure gradient for portal decompression decreased from 23 +/- 6 mmHg before to 11 +/- 3 mmHg after the procedure. The primary patency rate was 80% at 3 months and 60% at 11 months.
CONCLUSIONS
Mechanical thrombectomy with the ATD in acutely thrombosed TIPS is technically feasible. Mechanical thrombectomy is a potential alternative to thrombolysis.
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