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Portal Vein Stenting for Portal Biliopathy with Jaundice

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Portal biliopathy refers to obstruction of the bile duct by dilated peri- or para-ductal collateral channels following the main portal vein occlusion from various causes. Surgical shunt operation or endoscopic treatment has been reported. Herein, we report a case of portal biliopathy that was successfully treated by interventional portal vein recanalization.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50, Irwon-Dong, Gangnam Gu, Seoul, 135-710, Korea

    Dongho Hyun & Kwang Bo Park

  2. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea

    Seong Joo Lim

  3. Department of Radiology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea

    Jin Ho Hwang

  4. Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Dong Hyun Sinn

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Hyun, D., Park, K.B., Lim, S.J. et al. Portal Vein Stenting for Portal Biliopathy with Jaundice. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 39, 620–623 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-015-1222-0

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