FLUOROSCOPY-INDUCED RADIODERMATITIS AFTER TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT

Authors
NAHASS GT CORNELIUS L
Citation
Gt. Nahass et L. Cornelius, FLUOROSCOPY-INDUCED RADIODERMATITIS AFTER TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT, The American journal of gastroenterology, 93(9), 1998, pp. 1546-1549
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
The American journal of gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029270
Volume
93
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1546 - 1549
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9270(1998)93:9<1546:FRATIP>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt is a nonsurgical procedu re used to manage the complications of portal hypertension. This repor t describes three cases of fluoroscopy-induced radiodermatitis after t ransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and reviews the character istics and treatment of radiation-induced skin reactions. (Am J Gastro enterol 1998;93:1546-1549. (C) 1998 by Am. Coll. of Gastroenterology).