Safety and efficacy of transfemoral intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for portal hypertension: A single-center retrospective study

Figure 2 Computed tomography and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. A: Inferior vena cava stent (black long arrow); B: Liver caudate lobe is much bigger due to congestion, which makes the portal vein (black short arrow) become nearer to the abdominal wall. The acute angle between the inferior vena cava and internal portal vein is unorthodox; C: Puncture of the intrahepatic portal vein through the inferior vena cava via femoral vein access and venography. The venogram showed the portal vein (short white arrow) and the varicose vein (long white arrow); D: A Scoop channel between the portal vein (short white arrow) and the inferior vena cava (long white arrow) was successfully established with the stent (black arrow). The varicose veins disappeared completely.