RUPTURE AND MIGRATION OF THE VENOUS SEGMENT OF LEVEEN SHUNT - AN UNREPORTED COMPLICATION

Authors
PLANAS R DOMENECH E MONTANA X RODRIGUEZ MP RODRIGUEZ N CABRE E GASSULL MA
Citation
R. Planas et al., RUPTURE AND MIGRATION OF THE VENOUS SEGMENT OF LEVEEN SHUNT - AN UNREPORTED COMPLICATION, The American journal of gastroenterology, 88(7), 1993, pp. 1101-1103
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
The American journal of gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029270
Volume
88
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1101 - 1103
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9270(1993)88:7<1101:RAMOTV>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The LeVeen peritoneovenous shunt has been used for nearly 20 yr in the treatment of refractory ascites due to liver cirrhosis. However, the technique encompasses a high incidence of serious complications. We re port the case of a 59-yr-old man presenting with right pulmonary arter y embolization caused by ruptured venous segment of a Le Veen shunt. A fter localizing it arterio-graphically, we were able to satisfactorily remove the segment by tying it up with a catheter introduced through the femoral vein.