Rings Flying Around: A rare complication of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
We present a rare case of TIPS stent migration. TIPS is considered a relatively safe procedure with a high success rate. We present a case of 58 year old male with decompensated alcoholic liver cirrhosis requiring TIPS stent, which fractured and migrated into the pulmonary artery. Our case represent...
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| author | Sarbjot Grewal Rameet Sidhu Mohammed Elhassan |
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| description | We present a rare case of TIPS stent migration. TIPS is considered a relatively safe procedure with a high success rate. We present a case of 58 year old male with decompensated alcoholic liver cirrhosis requiring TIPS stent, which fractured and migrated into the pulmonary artery. Our case represents a rare complication, reported only 4% of the population. Rings flying around: a rare complication of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93a646eead0d4e09bd8a57194ad9aa5d2022-12-21T23:40:40ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712022-01-0136101586Rings Flying Around: A rare complication of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic ShuntSarbjot Grewal0Rameet Sidhu1Mohammed Elhassan2Corresponding author.; Internal Medicine, Saint Agnes Medical Center, 1303 East Herndon Avenue, Fresno, CA, 93725, USAInternal Medicine, Saint Agnes Medical Center, 1303 East Herndon Avenue, Fresno, CA, 93725, USAInternal Medicine, Saint Agnes Medical Center, 1303 East Herndon Avenue, Fresno, CA, 93725, USAWe present a rare case of TIPS stent migration. TIPS is considered a relatively safe procedure with a high success rate. We present a case of 58 year old male with decompensated alcoholic liver cirrhosis requiring TIPS stent, which fractured and migrated into the pulmonary artery. Our case represents a rare complication, reported only 4% of the population. Rings flying around: a rare complication of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007122000089TIPSStent migrationLiver cirrhosisTIPS complications |
| spellingShingle | Sarbjot Grewal Rameet Sidhu Mohammed Elhassan Rings Flying Around: A rare complication of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Respiratory Medicine Case Reports TIPS Stent migration Liver cirrhosis TIPS complications |
| title | Rings Flying Around: A rare complication of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt |
| title_full | Rings Flying Around: A rare complication of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt |
| title_fullStr | Rings Flying Around: A rare complication of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rings Flying Around: A rare complication of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt |
| title_short | Rings Flying Around: A rare complication of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt |
| title_sort | rings flying around a rare complication of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt |
| topic | TIPS Stent migration Liver cirrhosis TIPS complications |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007122000089 |
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