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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2014; 20(6): 1602-1607
Published online Feb 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i6.1602
Published online Feb 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i6.1602
Figure 3 Portal venogram in a 37-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma and lung metastasis, who was treated with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for severe varicosis and vomiting blood for 5 d.
The tumor thrombus was located in the trunk and both left and right branches of the portal vein, and needle puncture was performed in the portal bifurcation. After injection of contrast agent, tumor thrombus was seen as an expansive growth with loose texture, with clear imaging of the portal vein branches.
- Citation: Zhao JB, Feng C, Zhu QH, He XF, Li YH, Chen Y. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt with covered stents for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(6): 1602-1607
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i6/1602.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i6.1602