Infarction and laceration of liver parenchyma caused by wedged CO2 venography before TIPS insertion

Authors
Theuerkauf, I Strunk, H Brensing, KA Schild, HH Pfeifer, U
Citation
I. Theuerkauf et al., Infarction and laceration of liver parenchyma caused by wedged CO2 venography before TIPS insertion, CARDIO IN R, 24(1), 2001, pp. 64-67
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01741551 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
64 - 67
Database
ISI
SICI code
0174-1551(200101/02)24:1<64:IALOLP>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We describe the fatal outcome of an elective TIPS procedure performed in a 43-year-old man with alcoholic cirrhosis. Wedged hepatic venography with CO 2 was the reason for infarction and laceration of liver parenchyma resultin g in a subcapsular hematoma and subsequent intra-abdominal bleeding. This i s the first report of this complication after the use of CO2 in a cirrhotic patient.