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Stent-Graft for the Management of Hepatic Artery Rupture Subsequent to Transcatheter Thrombolysis and Angioplasty in a Liver Transplant Recipient

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Arterial rupture subsequent to angioplasty occurs in about 5% of cases. Thrombolysis with re-establishment of flow without resolving underlying anatomic defects such as hepatic arterial stenosis leads to re-thrombosis. We present a case of arterial anastomotic rupture after thrombolysis and angioplasty of an underlying anastomotic hepatic arterial stenosis. Both the underlying anatomic defect and the rupture were resolved successfully with placement of a stent-graft, with a resultant patent artery for 1 year after the procedure.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan

    Koichiro Yamakado, Atsuhiro Nakatsuka, Haruyuki Takaki & Kan Takeda

  2. First Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan

    Masanobu Usui, Hiroyuki Sakurai & Shuji Isaji

  3. Department of Surgery, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Syogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan

    Shinji Uemoto

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Yamakado, K., Nakatsuka, A., Takaki, H. et al. Stent-Graft for the Management of Hepatic Artery Rupture Subsequent to Transcatheter Thrombolysis and Angioplasty in a Liver Transplant Recipient. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 31 (Suppl 2), 104–107 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-007-9188-1

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