Transluminal angioplasty of a stenotic surgical splenorenal shunt

Abstract

A stenosis of a side-to-side splenorenal shunt was treated by percutaneous angioplasty two years after the performance of the shunt. After dilatation, there was a fall of the splenorenal pressure gradient from 28 to 17 cm H₂O and good transanastomotic flow was re-established. as in other arterial and venous territories, angioplasty may be an interesting alternative to surgery

Key Words:

• Shunts, splenorenal
• veins, transluminal angioplasty