Portal vein embolization following arterial portography for the management of an active portal bleeding after blunt liver trauma in a cirrhotic patient
Abstract Background The management of blunt liver trauma in cirrhotic patients is challenging, because while bleeding is most often of arterial origin, the increased pressure in the portal system associated with cirrhosis can increase the risk of portal bleeding, which is sometimes difficult to conf...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2024-01-01
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| Series: | CVIR Endovascular |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42155-023-00423-5 |